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| Driver injured in train accident | Driver injured in train accident |
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| A train driver was hurt and rail services disrupted when a lorry crashed into a footbridge bringing the structure down on to a line. | A train driver was hurt and rail services disrupted when a lorry crashed into a footbridge bringing the structure down on to a line. |
| The wreckage, at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, was hit by a train travelling from Nottingham to Norwich. | |
| Six passengers were on the train, but none were injured. The train driver was cut free by fire crews, but is not believed to be seriously injured. | Six passengers were on the train, but none were injured. The train driver was cut free by fire crews, but is not believed to be seriously injured. |
| Trains from Leicester to Loughborugh and south from Nottingham were delayed. | |
| An East Midlands Trains spokeswoman said the crash happened at about 0640 GMT and was also affecting services from Sheffield and Nottingham to London. | |
| She said emergency services were at the scene along with Network Rail, but it was not clear how long it would take to clear the line. | She said emergency services were at the scene along with Network Rail, but it was not clear how long it would take to clear the line. |
| "The passengers are fine and being helped by staff, but they will be transferred to another train as soon as possible," she said. | |
| She said it was clear how long the services would be delayed. |