Probe after train hit repair trolley near Shrewsbury
An investigation has begun after a passenger train struck a welding trolley at 85mph at a crossing in Shrewsbury last month, narrowly missing a workman.
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The man suffered minor injuries as he jumped clear just before midnight on January 16, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.
The Arriva Trains Wales Manchester-to-Shrewsbury service did not derail but sustained serious damage.
No-one on board the train was injured, British Transport Police said.
The RAIB said the train's fuel tank was ruptured in the collision, which took place at the Bridgeway level crossing in Hadnall.
The service also nearly hit a maintenance van parked close to the tracks.
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