Leominster level crossing crash involving train and tractor caused by human error, say investigators
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An investigation has found that a collision involving a passenger train in Herefordshire happened because a signaller gave a tractor driver permission to use a level crossing when it was not safe. At around 10:37am on May 22 2025, a passenger train collided with an agricultural trailer being towed across the railway at Nordan Farm user worked crossing, in Herefordshire. The train was travelling on the Down Main line between Ludlow and Leominster at around 80 mph (129 km/h) when the accident
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