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| Malton rail level crossing crash victim, 77, dies | Malton rail level crossing crash victim, 77, dies |
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| A 77-year-old man died when his car was struck by a train at a level crossing in North Yorkshire, British Transport Police have said. | A 77-year-old man died when his car was struck by a train at a level crossing in North Yorkshire, British Transport Police have said. |
| The crash happened at about 09:15 BST at Ivy Lea rail crossing in Scampston, near Malton. | The crash happened at about 09:15 BST at Ivy Lea rail crossing in Scampston, near Malton. |
| No passengers are reported to have been injured but the train driver is being treated for shock, police said. | No passengers are reported to have been injured but the train driver is being treated for shock, police said. |
| The train involved was the 08:48 Scarborough-to-Liverpool Lime Street TransPennine Express Service. | The train involved was the 08:48 Scarborough-to-Liverpool Lime Street TransPennine Express Service. |
| Services delayed | Services delayed |
| A British Transport Police representative said: "BTP officers are currently at the scene, alongside colleagues from North Yorkshire Police, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service. | A British Transport Police representative said: "BTP officers are currently at the scene, alongside colleagues from North Yorkshire Police, Yorkshire Ambulance Service and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service. |
| "Sadly, the driver of the car, who is believed to be a 77-year-old local man, has died. | "Sadly, the driver of the car, who is believed to be a 77-year-old local man, has died. |
| "Officers are currently working to safely remove passengers from the train and transport them to the nearest station to continue their journeys." | "Officers are currently working to safely remove passengers from the train and transport them to the nearest station to continue their journeys." |
| Rail services in the area will be delayed as a result of the crash and passengers are advised to check with National Rail Enquiries before they travel. | Rail services in the area will be delayed as a result of the crash and passengers are advised to check with National Rail Enquiries before they travel. |
| A spokesperson for TransPennine Express said trains will not run between York and Scarborough until "at least 18:00". A rail replacement bus service is in place for those stations affected. | A spokesperson for TransPennine Express said trains will not run between York and Scarborough until "at least 18:00". A rail replacement bus service is in place for those stations affected. |
| BBC reporter Dan Johnson said the collision happened on a farm track crossing on a country estate. | |
| He said it is understood to be a "user-worked crossing", meaning anyone wanting to cross the line has to telephone for permission first. | |
| 'Loud bang' | 'Loud bang' |
| Dog walker Annie Wilson told BBC Radio York she had heard the sound of a collision moments after seeing a man driving close to the crossing. | Dog walker Annie Wilson told BBC Radio York she had heard the sound of a collision moments after seeing a man driving close to the crossing. |
| She said: "I stopped along Ivy Lea because there was a gentleman in a car waiting to turn into Ivy Lea, and I stopped to let him go through the crossing - I assume that's where he was going because it's quite a narrow track there, and carried on across the field. | She said: "I stopped along Ivy Lea because there was a gentleman in a car waiting to turn into Ivy Lea, and I stopped to let him go through the crossing - I assume that's where he was going because it's quite a narrow track there, and carried on across the field. |
| "I must have been about 400m away and I heard a loud bang, and then heard all the horns of the train so I wasn't entirely sure what had happened. | "I must have been about 400m away and I heard a loud bang, and then heard all the horns of the train so I wasn't entirely sure what had happened. |
| "I didn't make any link between a car or anything, I just heard a bang from the train, and then... saw another train come along from the other direction and both trains sounding their horns and stopped there. I carried on away and then heard all the sirens." | "I didn't make any link between a car or anything, I just heard a bang from the train, and then... saw another train come along from the other direction and both trains sounding their horns and stopped there. I carried on away and then heard all the sirens." |
| Passenger John Oxley tweeted to say that about 30 people were escorted off the train into a nearby field. | Passenger John Oxley tweeted to say that about 30 people were escorted off the train into a nearby field. |
| He said passengers were then helped on to a second train, on the eastbound line, to be take to Malton station. | He said passengers were then helped on to a second train, on the eastbound line, to be take to Malton station. |
| TransPennine Express said inspectors from the Rail Accident Investigation Board were due to begin an investigation into the crash after 13:30, adding it was "uncertain" when the train would be removed. | TransPennine Express said inspectors from the Rail Accident Investigation Board were due to begin an investigation into the crash after 13:30, adding it was "uncertain" when the train would be removed. |