Man dies in Frampton Mansell level crossing crash [BBC News]





Date: 07/02/2017

A man has died after his car was hit by a train on a level crossing in Gloucestershire.
The vehicle was struck by the Great Western Railway London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service at 15:10 GMT.
The man, who was believed to have been driving the car, died at the scene of the crash in the Frampton Mansell area, British Transport Police (BTP) said.


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Car is hit by a passenger train at the same crossing in Gloucestershire where man died in 2014.

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