A train driver was hurt and rail services were disrupted when a lorry crashed into a footbridge bringing the structure down on to a line.
A train driver has been cut free from his cab after the service crashed into a footbridge, which had collapsed after being hit by a tipper truck.
The wreckage, at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, was hit by a train travelling from Nottingham to Norwich.
A warning message was sent out, but the Nottingham to Norwich service was unable to stop in time at Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire.
Six passengers were on the train, but none were seriously injured. The train driver, who suffered serious leg injuries, was cut free by fire crews.
The driver, who was trapped for two and half hours, suffered leg injuries. The six passengers were unhurt.
Trains from Leicester to Loughborough and south from Nottingham were delayed.
Services have been affected and it is not known when the line will be clear.
An East Midlands Trains spokeswoman said the crash happened at about 0633 GMT and was also affecting services from Sheffield and Nottingham to London.
A spokeswoman for East Midlands Trains said the crash happened at about 0633 GMT and was delaying services from Leicester to Loughborough and south from Nottingham.
An emergency stop message was sent to all trains in the area, but the 0613 Nottingham to Norwich service... was unable to stop Network Rail
It was also affecting services from Sheffield and Nottingham to London.
An emergency stop message was sent to all trains in the area, but the 0613 Nottingham to Norwich service was unable to stop Network Rail
The spokeswoman 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.
A special train service is operating between Leicester and London St Pancras and replacement bus services are in operation between Loughborough and Leicester.
Leicestershire Police said the accident happened after an engineering works tipper truck hit the bridge. The truck driver was not seriously injured.
Leicestershire Police said the accident happened after an engineering works tipper truck hit the bridge. The truck driver was not seriously injured.
The train firm spokeswoman 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.
'Slow operation'
The train was still upright on the track, she said.
A Leicestershire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "We had to get specialist rescue equipment to extricate him.
"We were working in a very confined space. It was a very slow and precise operation to get the driver out safely and not exaggerate the injuries he had."
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "At 6.30 this morning a lorry bumped into a pedestrian footbridge near Barrow upon Soar station, just north of Leicester, causing the footbridge to fall on to the tracks.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "At 6.30 this morning a lorry bumped into a pedestrian footbridge near Barrow upon Soar station, just north of Leicester, causing the footbridge to fall on to the tracks.
"An emergency stop message was sent to all trains in the area, but the 0613 Nottingham to Norwich service with six passengers on board was unable to stop and struck the bridge."
"An emergency stop message was sent to all trains in the area, but the 0613 Nottingham to Norwich service with six passengers on board was unable to stop and struck the bridge."
East Midlands Trains said a special train service was operating between Leicester and London St Pancras and replacement bus services are in operation between Loughborough and Leicester.
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