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Repair work begins at crash site Repair work begins at crash site
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Work has started to repair half a mile of railway track damaged when a car was hit by a train travelling at 100mph.Work has started to repair half a mile of railway track damaged when a car was hit by a train travelling at 100mph.
The car driver, who was killed when his vehicle went through a heavy protective fence, has been named locally as John Power, 55, who was a father of five. The car driver, who was killed when his vehicle went through a fence, was named by police as John Anthony Power, 54, a married father of five from York.
None of the 75 passengers on the 1425 Virgin train from Plymouth to Edinburgh was hurt in Monday's collision at the village of Copmanthorpe, near York.None of the 75 passengers on the 1425 Virgin train from Plymouth to Edinburgh was hurt in Monday's collision at the village of Copmanthorpe, near York.
Inquiries are continuing into how the accident happened.Inquiries are continuing into how the accident happened.
The train's front wheels left the rails during the crash, but the vehicle stayed upright.The train's front wheels left the rails during the crash, but the vehicle stayed upright.
High-speed impactHigh-speed impact
The train's driver was uninjured.The train's driver was uninjured.
North Yorkshire Police said the car had been on Moor Lane before it ploughed through a fence and onto the track.North Yorkshire Police said the car had been on Moor Lane before it ploughed through a fence and onto the track.
Speaking beside the track, Insp Graham Bridges, of British Transport Police, said it was a devastating high-speed impact.Speaking beside the track, Insp Graham Bridges, of British Transport Police, said it was a devastating high-speed impact.
He said investigations were at an early stage and officers did not yet know why the driver crashed through the fence.He said investigations were at an early stage and officers did not yet know why the driver crashed through the fence.
"There are a number of possibilities and we agree that it was possible he had done it deliberately," he said."There are a number of possibilities and we agree that it was possible he had done it deliberately," he said.
"The road is clearly marked as a dead end and is fenced off."The road is clearly marked as a dead end and is fenced off.
"It's difficult to see what more could have been done.""It's difficult to see what more could have been done."