Whitland train crash: Lorry driver, 48, is arrested [BBC News]





Date: 19/12/2011

The driver of a hay lorry hit by a train on a level crossing in Carmarthenshire has been arrested. Seven people on the Milford Haven to Manchester service suffered minor injuries near Whitland at 09:50 GMT. Passengers were led to safety and shuttle buses are now running between Milford Haven and Carmarthen. Engineers are assessing the damage. British Transport Police (BTP) said a 48-year-old local man was being held on suspicion of endangering safety.


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The lorry alongside the train

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The driver of a hay lorry hit by a train on a level crossing in Carmarthenshire is arrested on suspicion of endangering safety.

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