Relatives need help to bring tragic pair home
Grieving relatives are trying to raise €10,000 to fly the bodies of a young woman and child killed at the weekend back to Romania.
Grieving relatives are trying to raise €10,000 to fly the bodies of a young woman and child killed at the weekend back to Romania.
A man who died at a level crossing in Norfolk last week has been named as 64-year-old Rodney Wheeler.
An investigation has started after a level crossing accident in Norfolk in which a car driver was killed.
A man has died after his car was struck by a train on a level crossing, near Downham Market, Norfolk.
Transport police, ambulance and fire crews were called to Pleasant Level crossing at 1.15pm. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Police are currently working to establish the full circumstances including how the car came to be on the tracks.”
The train involved was the 12.56pm King's Lynn to King's Cross service.
The A10 has been closed in both directions following the incident and First Capital Connect rail services between Ely and King's Lynn have been severely disrupted.
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