Man dies after car is hit by train at level-crossing in Lidlington

Disruption: The incident happened at the level crossing by Lidlington Station Google Street View
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Pascale Hughes3 January 2017

A man has died after a car was hit by a train at a level crossing near Milton Keynes.

The man, thought to be the car's driver, was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at the Marston level crossing close to Lidlington station

The vehicle was hit by the 09.34 Bedford to Bletchley London Midland service, which was carrying 11 passengers and two staff members, none of whom were injured.

Officers from the British Transport Police were called to the site of the crash just after 10am on Tuesday.

Bedfordshire Police and the East of England Ambulance service also attended the site of the collision, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious at the moment, but officers are trying to determine how the car came to be on the tracks.

Train services between Bedford and Bletchley have been suspended and motorists have been told to avoid the area as police investigate.

London Midland tweeted: “Due to an operational incident on the service between Bedford and Bletchley all lines are blocked. More info when known.”

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the British Transport Police by calling 0800 40 50 40 or texting 61016.

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