INCIDENT: Tunstead AHB, Norfolk 10/12/09

A man was seriously injured when his car was struck by a train on an automatic half-barrier crossing in Norfolk.

Robert Trotter was impaled through the legs by a wooden fence following the collision between his vehicle and the 0854 North Walsham to Norwich service. No injuries were reported on the train, which did not derail.

BBC Look East report: (Youtube)

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