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Man dies in Cumbria train crash | |
(10 minutes later) | |
A motorist has been killed after a train crashed into a car on a level crossing in Cumbria. | |
The ambulance service said that the car became trapped under the train at Wraysholme, Flookburgh, near Grange over Sands, on Monday afternoon. | |
A spokeswoman said there were 32 passengers on the train, but they uninjured. The train did not derail. | |
The car was hit by the 0937 GMT Carlisle to Lancaster train, believed to be a diesel pulling two carriages. | |
A spokesman for British Transport Police said the speed limit on that stretch of track is 55mph. | |
The level crossing at Wraysholme is understood to have a barrier with warninglight and klaxons to tell motorists a train is coming. | |
Police, paramedics and a team from Network Rail are at the scene. |