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Passenger train hits car at 60mph | Passenger train hits car at 60mph |
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A man was injured when a passenger train travelling at 60mph hit his car on a level crossing in Cambridgeshire. | A man was injured when a passenger train travelling at 60mph hit his car on a level crossing in Cambridgeshire. |
The London Kings Cross to King's Lynn train was carrying 30 people when it struck the car at Sandhill in Littleport, near Ely, on Friday night. | The London Kings Cross to King's Lynn train was carrying 30 people when it struck the car at Sandhill in Littleport, near Ely, on Friday night. |
A Network Rail spokesman said the crossing's half-barrier was down. | A Network Rail spokesman said the crossing's half-barrier was down. |
The man was taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | The man was taken by ambulance to Addenbrooke's Hospital, where his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "The train concerned had been heading into Littleport station and had approximately 30 people on board. It was doing about 60mph at time of collision. | |
"There was damage to the vehicle, but the driver was not seriously injured. No persons on the train were injured." | |
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it was not planning to investigate the case. | |
The RAIB said if later it emerges that the incident might provide lessons for railway safety, it might look at the case again. |
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