Six injured after train hits tractor at level crossing

Six radical person been injured aft a bid collided with a tractor successful Herefordshire.

British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to a level crossing northbound of Leominster astatine 10.40am connected Thursday pursuing reports that a bid had struck a tractor and trailer.

Paramedics, firefighters and officers from West Mercia Police besides attended the scene.

Six radical were assessed by paramedics but their injuries are not thought to beryllium serious, BTP said.

Enquiries are ongoing into the afloat circumstances of the incident, the unit added.

A spokesperson for Transport for Wales (TfW) confirmed its 8.30am work betwixt Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central deed an obstruction astatine a crossing betwixt Ludlow and Leominster.

All lines betwixt the Hereford and Craven Arms stations are blocked and trains volition not tally betwixt the two.

Replacement roadworthy transport is being enactment successful spot and TfW tickets are presently being accepted by Northern, Avanti, GWR and CrossCountry, it said.

Disruption is expected to past until the extremity of the time and a spokesperson for the institution advised anyone travelling connected Thursday to cheque earlier they travel.

A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said it was "called to an incidental connected the railway way astatine Nordan Farm, Leominster, astatine 10.46am".

"We presently person an ambulance, 5 paramedic officers, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham astatine the scene," they added.