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| Crashed car halts commuter train | Crashed car halts commuter train |
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| A commuter train, believed to be carrying about 200 people, was halted after a car crashed down an embankment close to a rail line in Northampton. | A commuter train, believed to be carrying about 200 people, was halted after a car crashed down an embankment close to a rail line in Northampton. |
| The Porsche 911 car left the road on a bend coming to rest close to the tracks near Harlestone Road in Church Brampton, police said. | |
| The vehicle was recovered from the scene. The male driver was uninjured. | |
| Central Train services from Birmingham terminated at Coventry with bus services used on to Northampton. | |
| The 0620 Rugby to London Euston train was halted by the incident, and the line closed for four hours. | |
| Pc Peter Winterflood, of Northants Police, said: "Our control room got in touch with Network Rail to stop the power because of the impending danger. | |
| "The vehicle stopped within 3-4ft of the actual track. | |
| "If the train had come along it would have hit it and there would have been a serious accident." | |
| A police investigation into the crash is underway. |