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Train and car collide at crossing | Train and car collide at crossing |
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One man has been killed and two injured after a train and car collided at a level crossing in northern Scotland. | |
The train travelling from Inverness to Wick struck a vehicle at the Delny Level Crossing near Invergordon. | The train travelling from Inverness to Wick struck a vehicle at the Delny Level Crossing near Invergordon. |
Northern Constabulary said that three people were in the car and it was "serious". The trio were cut free. | |
The two other men have been taken to hospital for treatment after the accident. The collision was reported at about 0815 GMT. | |
Network Rail said the train, the 0714 GMT FirstScotrail service, was not derailed in the crash and no train passengers were injured. | Network Rail said the train, the 0714 GMT FirstScotrail service, was not derailed in the crash and no train passengers were injured. |
'Nothing left' | |
A spokeswoman for Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters had used cutting equipment to remove the three trapped people from the car. | |
The Delny crossing is at the brow of a hill about a quarter of a mile from the centre of the small coastal village. | |
Local householder Mandy MacDonald said of the ungated junction: "My son delivered papers down there this morning and he said there was nothing left of the front of the car. | |
"He saw someone being taken into an ambulance. We heard the air ambulance and the ambulance and the fire brigade. | |
"I can't believe there's still no barrier at that crossing, just the warning lights." | |
British Transport Police will carry out the investigation into the incident. | British Transport Police will carry out the investigation into the incident. |