INCIDENT: Eyton Lane AHB, Baschurch, Shropshire 03.04.09

A cyclist was killed after being struck by a train in Shropshire. Jonnie Woodhall, a competition cyclist and former tobogganing world record holder, was hit by a Birmingham-Chester passenger service on the automatic half-barrier crossing at Eyton Lane, Baschurch.

The RSSB reported that Mr Woodhall had attempted to zig-zag around the barriers.

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