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Steam train and coach collide | Steam train and coach collide |
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A steam train and a motor coach have collided at a level-crossing on the Swanage Railway in Dorset. | |
The driver of the coach was seriously injured and trapped underneath the wreckage, a spokeswoman for Dorset Fire and Rescue said. | The driver of the coach was seriously injured and trapped underneath the wreckage, a spokeswoman for Dorset Fire and Rescue said. |
No-one else was believed to be on the 52-seater coach at the time of the crash, which happened at 1230 BST. | No-one else was believed to be on the 52-seater coach at the time of the crash, which happened at 1230 BST. |
The incident took place at Quarr crossing near Harman's Cross, south of Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck. | The incident took place at Quarr crossing near Harman's Cross, south of Corfe Castle on the Isle of Purbeck. |
Police, fire and ambulance services have been at the scene. | Police, fire and ambulance services have been at the scene. |
The driver was freed by the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service at 1310 BST and taken by air ambulance to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. | The driver was freed by the Dorset Fire and Rescue Service at 1310 BST and taken by air ambulance to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. |
About 30 passengers on the private Swanage steam train were believed to have been unhurt but shocked. | About 30 passengers on the private Swanage steam train were believed to have been unhurt but shocked. |
It is not known how the coach and the steam train collided but the level crossing is unmanned. | It is not known how the coach and the steam train collided but the level crossing is unmanned. |