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| One dead in level crossing crash | One dead in level crossing crash |
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| One person died when a train hit a car on a level crossing in Somerset. | |
| The crash happened at about 06:30 GMT on the Stanmoor Road crossing near Athelney, on the line between Taunton and Castle Cary. | |
| Network Rail said initial reports suggested the barrier was lowered and the driver tried to weave around them in order to cross. | |
| First Great Western and Network Rail said no train passengers are thought to have been injured in the crash. | |
| Fire crews are at the scene to remove the vehicle from underneath the front of the train. | |
| John Baker from Network Rail said: "The 05:46 train from Exeter St Davids to Paddington has hit a car on the automatic half-barrier level crossing in Athelney - there is one fatality." | |
| Not suspicious | |
| Aaron Mead, who lives 100 yards from the scene, said he heard an "almighty bang". | |
| "A couple of pictures on the bedside table fell over," he said. "Before we knew it we had endless amounts of sirens - police cars, fire engines and ambulances bombing up and down the road." | |
| Stanmoor Road remains closed in both directions at the Cuts Road junction. | |
| British Transport Police said the accident was not being treated as suspicious. | |
| A limited bus replacement service is in place between Taunton and Westbury in both directions, calling at Castle Cary. | A limited bus replacement service is in place between Taunton and Westbury in both directions, calling at Castle Cary. |
| First Great Western said the disruption is expected to last for at least another two hours. |