Man killed in Derry train collision

A man was killed after a train crashed into his tractor on a crossing in Co Derry today.

A man was killed after a train crashed into his tractor on a crossing in Co Derry today.

The elderly victim, named locally as James Craig, is understood to have died at the scene of the collision near Limavady.

None of the train passengers were reported to have been injured.

As the emergency services attended the scene, where the tractor was wedged under a carriage, officials from Translink launched an investigation.

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