British train crash kills van driver, injures 12

A van driver was killed and 12 people suffered minor injuries in a train crash in Lincolnshire, England, last night.

A van driver was killed and 12 people suffered minor injuries in a train crash in Lincolnshire, England, last night.

Investigators said it appears a van veered onto tracks and was hit by an oncoming train.

The investigation is looking at how the van crashed through a wall near Nocton in Lincolnshire - plunging 20 feet onto a railway. The van was then hit by a passenger train.

Lincolnshire police say the driver of the Mercedes van, which was virtually cut in two by the force of the impact, was the only person killed.

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About 30 of the 50 passengers travelling on the 15.42 Central Trains service from Birmingham to Sleaford were described as "walking wounded". Twelve needed hospital treatment.

The accident happened a year to the day since 10 people were killed in the Selby crash when a Land Rover ended up on the East Coast mainline.

PA