Two die at railway crossing in Grimsby

Published: 16 April 2013
By Chris Haycock

The train, which was travelling at 60mph, hit the vehicle at the railway crossing in Grimsby, Lincolnshire at 7.39pm on Wednesday night, which killed the driver and the passenger. There were no injuries to the train passengers. British Transport Police stated that one of the accident victims died at the scene, with the other as they were being taken to hospital. Ambulances and police were at the scene of the accident, which occured at an automated half-barrier crossing at Great Coates. A police spokeswoman said that "There are no reports of any injuries to anyone on the train, the 19.26 TransPennine Cleethorpes to Scunthorpe service. The rail accident investigation branch has been informed". Photo © Copyright David Wright and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.