Tuesday 22 May 2012
VEHICLE HIT BY TRAIN AT LEVEL CROSSING AT UFTON NERVET
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- | Southern: Wessex
- | Southern
1630 update: The line has now re-opened
At 1.10pm this afternoon (May 22, 2012) the driver of the 12.18pm First Great Western London Paddington to Taunton service reported hitting a vehicle at the Ufton Nervet level crossing in Berkshire.
The vehicle was identified as a motor scooter. Tragically, the rider of the scooter died at the scene.
Emergency services attended the scene and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch was notified. British Transport Police is not treating the death as suspicious. Early investigations appear to show that the level crossing equipment was in working order.
Train services were diverted via Melksham and Swindon.
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