Man Dies in Burscough Level Crossing Collision
Train collides with van in West Lancashire, suspending rail services and injuring two passengers.
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Carla Rooney
A man died today after a train collided with a van at a level crossing in Burscough, West Lancashire.
Paramedics and the fire service responded immediately to the scene. British Transport Police investigate the circumstances; the incident is not treated as suspicious.
Trains were suspended between Southport and Manchester, and also between Wigan Wallgate and Southport, following the collision.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened.
Inquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened, British Transport Police confirmed.
British Transport Police urged any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police to text BTP on 61016, quoting the reference 373 of 29 August.