Level crossing car smash woman dies (From Hereford Times)

Hereford level crossing crash woman dies

11:01pm Saturday 16th January 2010 in News By Murray Kelso

Level crossing car smash woman dies

A WOMAN has died after a train smashed into two cars at a level crossing.

As we reported earlier today, the 50-year-old was airlifted to Hereford County Hospital following the crash at 10.30am at a level crossing near the village of Moreton-on-Lugg.

The woman's husband was treated for pelvic and shoulder injuries at the scene, and two other people, a mother and daughter from the second car, made their own way to hospital having suffered minor injuries.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We also attended the train driver, the signal operator and passengers on-board the train, none of whom were injured."

Despite undergoing major surgery the woman died later in the day.

An investigation is now underway involving British Transport Police, West Mercia Police and Network Rail. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has also been notified.

The track is understood to still be closed while inquiries continue. For further updates please click here.

It is still not know how the vehicles came to be on the track, as the crossing uses both barriers and warning lights.

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