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Train and car collide at crossing | Train and car collide at crossing |
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A 45-year-old woman has been air lifted to hospital after a collision between the car she was driving and a train on a level crossing in Gwynedd. | A 45-year-old woman has been air lifted to hospital after a collision between the car she was driving and a train on a level crossing in Gwynedd. |
Firefighters called to the the crossing on Beach Road in Fairbourne at 1150 BST helped the woman out of her vehicle. | Firefighters called to the the crossing on Beach Road in Fairbourne at 1150 BST helped the woman out of her vehicle. |
She was taken by air ambulance to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth. North Wales Police said her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. | She was taken by air ambulance to Bronglais Hospital, Aberystwyth. North Wales Police said her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. |
Nobody else on the Arriva train, going from Machynlleth to Pwllheli, was hurt. | Nobody else on the Arriva train, going from Machynlleth to Pwllheli, was hurt. |
Trains travelling on the railway line have now been stopped while work to clear the tracks is completed and a joint investigation, led by British Transport Police, gets underway to determine exactly what led to the collision. | Trains travelling on the railway line have now been stopped while work to clear the tracks is completed and a joint investigation, led by British Transport Police, gets underway to determine exactly what led to the collision. |
Bill Redfern, who was travelling in one of the train's two carriages, said that after the collision, passengers took the Fairbourne miniature railway to Barmouth. | Bill Redfern, who was travelling in one of the train's two carriages, said that after the collision, passengers took the Fairbourne miniature railway to Barmouth. |
Mr Redfern added that the Arriva Trains Wales crew "should be commended" for looking after passengers in the aftermath of the collision. |
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