Man dies after car struck by freight train at Yarnton level crossing

A man has died after the car he was in was struck by a freight train at a level crossing in Oxfordshire.

British Transport Police (BTP) said officers were called to Sandy Lane level crossing, Yarnton, at 15:40 GMT.

It is believed two people were in the Renault Kangoo at the time. The man, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Brennan Nicholls reports.