Driver seriously injured as van hit by train at level crossing near Welshpool
A driver has been left seriously injured after the van they were in was hit by a train at a level crossing near Welshpool.
The collision happened at a crossing on a track just off the A458 Shrewsbury to Welshpool road at around 1.45pm on Monday.
An air ambulance was sent to the scene next to Powys Boarding Kennels along with police and firefighters and the driver of a black Mercedes van was airlifted to hospital.
The full extent of the driver's injuries have not yet been confirmed. No train passengers are thought to have been hurt and those onboard were transported onwards by bus.
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No trains were running on the single-track Cambrian Line between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury on Monday afternoon as a result of the crash.
The collision did not happen on the main crossing on the A458 at Buttington but on a track around 40 metres off the main road further towards Trewern.
The A458 was closed for a period as a result but was back open by 4pm with traffic calming measures in place.
