Tuesday 17 Aug 2010
SEWAGE TANKER LEVEL CROSSING INCIDENT IN SUFFOLK
- Region & Route:
- National
At around 1735 on Tuesday 17 Aug there was a serious incident involving a road vehicle, namely a sewage tanker at a level crossing at Sewage Works Lane between Sudbury and Bures.
The road vehicle was struck by the 1731 National Express East Anglia service from Sudbury to Marks Tey. Initial reports suggest that three people were critically injured, including the train driver. There is also walking wounded.
The crossing is a user-worked crossing with gates and telephone. The Network Rail signaller did not receive a phone call from the user of the crossing.
British Transport Police are on scene and co-ordinating the response.
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