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| Trains at standstill after crash | Trains at standstill after crash |
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| Trains on a major route are at a standstill after a car got onto the tracks and was struck in Cheshire. | |
| At least one train came off the tracks near Congleton, affecting services between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent. | At least one train came off the tracks near Congleton, affecting services between Stockport and Stoke-on-Trent. |
| Reports from Network Rail and British Transport Police suggest the car was struck by either one or two trains. | Reports from Network Rail and British Transport Police suggest the car was struck by either one or two trains. |
| There have been no reports of major injuries and emergency services are still at the scene. Services are being diverted via Crewe. | There have been no reports of major injuries and emergency services are still at the scene. Services are being diverted via Crewe. |
| Minor injuries | Minor injuries |
| The car, which is thought to have rolled onto the track at North Road, Congleton after being left without its handbrake on, was unoccupied at the time of the crash. | The car, which is thought to have rolled onto the track at North Road, Congleton after being left without its handbrake on, was unoccupied at the time of the crash. |
| Network Rail said some passengers on a Northern Rail service from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent suffered minor injuries. | Network Rail said some passengers on a Northern Rail service from Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent suffered minor injuries. |
| The other service thought to be involved was a Cross Country service from Bristol to Manchester. | The other service thought to be involved was a Cross Country service from Bristol to Manchester. |
| Trains are currently at a standstill along the line. | Trains are currently at a standstill along the line. |
| One passenger, John Lee, 66, travelling to Manchester from London Euston, said his train came to a standstill just north of Stoke-on-Trent at about 1750 GMT. | One passenger, John Lee, 66, travelling to Manchester from London Euston, said his train came to a standstill just north of Stoke-on-Trent at about 1750 GMT. |
| 'No movement' | |
| He said passengers were told there had been an accident ahead and that staff were handing out water but there had been no movement yet. | He said passengers were told there had been an accident ahead and that staff were handing out water but there had been no movement yet. |
| Northern services are replaced by buses between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent and between Macclesfield and Wilmslow, Network Rail said on its website. | Northern services are replaced by buses between Macclesfield and Stoke-on-Trent and between Macclesfield and Wilmslow, Network Rail said on its website. |
| Virgin Trains and Cross Country services are being diverted via Crewe. | Virgin Trains and Cross Country services are being diverted via Crewe. |
| Network Rail said this was causing journey times to be extended by 40 minutes. | Network Rail said this was causing journey times to be extended by 40 minutes. |