Leominster rail crash: Rail strains at forestall as educate hits tractor

A educate has hit a tractor and trailer on a degree crossing in Herefordshire, bringing rail services and products to a halt.

The educate has no longer been derailed, however some other folks on board the Manchester-to-Cardiff educate are understood to have suffered minor accidents.

Ambulance crews had been referred to as to an incident at the observe at Nordan Farm, Leominster, simply after 10:45 BST.

British Transport Police mentioned six other folks had been being assessed.

The air ambulance has been deployed, along land ambulances and paramedics.

Transport for Wales (TfW) mentioned services and products have been stopped after the 08:30 from Manchester Piccadilly struck the car on a crossing between Ludlow and Leominster.

National Rail mentioned all strains had been blocked between Hereford and Craven Arms, and services and products between the ones stations could be cancelled or modified, with disruption anticipated till 19:00.

A TfW spokeswoman recommended other folks to test earlier than travelling and mentioned tickets could be authorised via different operators.

Advice issued via TfW for other folks making plans to shuttle integrated {that a} price tag acceptance scheme used to be being placed on position on services and products run via Northern, Avanti, GWR and CrossCountry.

The BBC understands British Transport Police are coping with the crash, however the drive has no longer but commented to the BBC.

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