Two people have been killed after a train struck a car at a crossing in Great Coates in Grimsby, British Transport Police have said.
The incident happened at the automated half barrier crossing at 19.39 this evening.
The train involved was the 19.26 service from Cleethorpes to Scunthorpe.
Passengers have been taken off train and there are no reports of anyone injured on board.
Witnesses said the barriers at the level crossing were lowered when the car drove on to the track, a Network Rail spokesman said:
There are 45 people on board, comprising 37 passengers and eight train crew.
The train has not derailed and no passengers or crew were injured. The car is badly damaged and is under the leading power car.
The train driver and First Great Western staff have given a statement to British Transport Police that the barriers were lowered and the car was seen to drive on to the crossing.
– British Transport Police spokesmanShortly before 6.30am this morning BTP was called to reports of a car having been struck by a train at Athelney automatic half barrier level crossing.
The train involved is the 0546 Exeter to London Paddington service. The train has not been derailed and there are no reports of any injuries to anyone on board.
The car is trapped under the front of the train and services are currently stopped in the area.
There was one person in the car who has been pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances leading up to the incident.
British Transport Police have confirmed that one person has died after a train hit a car on a level crossing in Somerset. It happened near Athelney, which is on the line between Taunton and Castle Cary.
There were no reports of any passengers on the train being injured in the crash.
The car is trapped under the front of the train and services are stopped in the area. First Great Western is operating replacement buses between Taunton and Westbury.
From today, rail passengers will be able to report incidents via their mobile phones, as a new text number is launched by British Transport Police.
Travellers will be able to use the 61016 number to report anti-social behaviour, similar to the 101 non emergency numbers used by the police.
The number, which will be monitored around the clock, has the capacity to send police if required.
BTP deputy chief constable Paul Crowther said: "We hope that the ease of being able to send a quick text message will encourage more passengers to report incidents when they occur. By building up a more accurate picture, we can better focus our resources."
During the London 2012 Olympic Games from July 27-30 British Transport Police has said that they have received over 70 reports of passenger property theft (excluding this morning).
The special police force added that passenger property theft was the most-reported railway crime during this period, from 178 crime incidents.