Summary
Two people went to the hospital after a train hit a tractor on a level crossing in Herefordshire, causing train services to stop. The crash happened on a Manchester-to-Cardiff train with 56 passengers, and the train lines between Hereford and Craven Arms are currently blocked.
Key Facts
- A train hit a tractor and trailer at a crossing in Leominster, Herefordshire.
- Two people went to the hospital; one was airlifted, and the other's injuries were not serious.
- The incident occurred on a train traveling from Manchester to Cardiff in the morning.
- The tractor driver was not injured.
- Train services between Hereford and Craven Arms are blocked, and disruptions are expected all day.
- A farm track that crosses the railway is a user-worked crossing, meaning the landowner and a signaller manage its gates.
- The British Transport Police and Rail Accident Investigation Branch are investigating the crash.
- Emergency vehicles are blocking the route to the site, making it hard to access by car.
