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Man dies after train hits van on level crossing
Confirmed
In a post on X, Network Rail said trains were suspended between Southport and Manchester as emergency services responded to an incident at Martins Lane level crossing in Burscough. National Rail said on its website that all lines were closed between Wigan Wallgate and Southport, with disruption expected to continue throughout the rest of Saturday and buses replacing train services.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a man who was in the van died at the scene, and two passengers on the Wigan Wallgate-Southport train suffered minor injuries. Two passengers on the train were also treated for minor injuries, according to police.
British Transport Police said a man who was travelling in a van died in the incident A man has died after a train hit a van on a railway line. Operator Northern said there would be "major disruption", with "all lines blocked" by an "incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport".
A large emergency services presence is on the scene close to the railway line in Burscough A large emergency services operation was launched, with police, fire and ambulance vehicles on the scene and in nearby farmland. A BTP spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.
What's confirmed
- British Transport Police (BTP) said a man who was in the van died at the scene, and two passengers on the Wigan Wallgate-Southport train suffered minor injuries.
- Operator Northern said there would be "major disruption", with "all lines blocked" by an "incident between Wigan Wallgate and Southport".
- Two passengers on the train were also treated for minor injuries, according to police.
- National Rail said on its website that all lines were closed between Wigan Wallgate and Southport, with disruption expected to continue throughout the rest of Saturday and buses replacing train services.
What's still developing
- British Transport Police said a man who was travelling in a van died in the incident A man has died after a train hit a van on a railway line.
- A BTP spokesman said: "Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.
- A large emergency services presence is on the scene close to the railway line in Burscough A large emergency services operation was launched, with police, fire and ambulance vehicles on the scene and in nearby farmland.
- In a post on X, Network Rail said trains were suspended between Southport and Manchester as emergency services responded to an incident at Martins Lane level crossing in Burscough.