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| A 30-year-old woman was killed when her car ended up in the path of a train at a level crossing in Lincolnshire after it was in collision with a van. | A 30-year-old woman was killed when her car ended up in the path of a train at a level crossing in Lincolnshire after it was in collision with a van. |
| Police said the van driver managed to steer his vehicle off the tracks before the barriers came down, but the woman, from Spalding, became penned in. | Police said the van driver managed to steer his vehicle off the tracks before the barriers came down, but the woman, from Spalding, became penned in. |
| The accident happened in icy conditions at West Road, South Drove, near Spalding, just before 0900 GMT. | The accident happened in icy conditions at West Road, South Drove, near Spalding, just before 0900 GMT. |
| Police said the woman had made "frantic" efforts to get off the line. | Police said the woman had made "frantic" efforts to get off the line. |
| 'Skating rink' | 'Skating rink' |
| No-one on the train was hurt, but the driver and some passengers have been treated for shock. | No-one on the train was hurt, but the driver and some passengers have been treated for shock. |
| The train was the 0833 Peterborough to Lincoln service. | The train was the 0833 Peterborough to Lincoln service. |
| The woman's grey Rover 216 clipped the Transit van, which was travelling in the opposite direction, police said.Eyewitnesses said the car broke in two | |
| Officers said the two men in the van tried to help the woman but were not able to reach her car before the train arrived. | Officers said the two men in the van tried to help the woman but were not able to reach her car before the train arrived. |
| Parts of the woman's car, which broke in two, were pushed a quarter of a mile (0.42km) down the track, eyewitnesses said. | Parts of the woman's car, which broke in two, were pushed a quarter of a mile (0.42km) down the track, eyewitnesses said. |
| Speaking at the scene, Sgt Dave Kay said: "She was making frantic attempts to get off the level crossing but witnesses said it was very, very quick from when the barriers came down to the collision. | Speaking at the scene, Sgt Dave Kay said: "She was making frantic attempts to get off the level crossing but witnesses said it was very, very quick from when the barriers came down to the collision. |
| "She was trying to get her car off the level crossing but because of the arctic conditions it was like a skating rink and she couldn't get very far." | "She was trying to get her car off the level crossing but because of the arctic conditions it was like a skating rink and she couldn't get very far." |
| Services on the line are running about 30 minutes late and terminating at Sleaford. | Services on the line are running about 30 minutes late and terminating at Sleaford. |
| West Road is closed to traffic. | West Road is closed to traffic. |