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Read MoreA man dies when the car he was in is hit by a train at a level crossing.
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Nic Rigby
BBC News
We've been following a fatal crash at Lidlington level crossing in Bedfordshire.
Now British Transport Police has issued a statement. It says: "Officers attended alongside Bedfordshire Police and the East of England Ambulance Service. However, a man, believed to be the driver of the car, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"The car was struck by the 09:34 Bedford to Bletchley London Midland service. There are no other reported injuries.
"At present the man's death is not being treated as suspicious, however officers continue to examine exactly how the car came to be on the tracks."
The passengers of the train were taken to their destinations by minibuses and taxis.
Nic Rigby
BBC News
A driver died when his car was hit by a train at a level crossing in Bedfordshire today.
The middle-aged motorist was killed by the Bedford to Bletchley train which ploughed into his blue estate car near the village of Lidlington.
The crossing has two single automatic barriers that each cover half of the road.
The train was travelling from Bedford St John station to Bletchley with 11 passengers and two crew on board when the accident happened at around 10:00 today.
The investigation into the death of a driver on a level crossing in Bedfordshire this morning will look into how the car came to be on the tracks.
British Transport Police are not treating the crash as suspicious but are trying to establish the car's movements before the crash in Lidlington.
Bedfordshire on Sunday reports how train services have been suspended, external following today's crash between a car and a train at Lidlington.
The man inside the car died.
The story is also being covered on various national newspaper website, including the Metro, external, The Sun, external and The Telegraph, external.
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Read MoreThere are more travel problems in the three counties today.
In a separate incident to the Lidlington level crossing crash, a person has been hit by a train between Luton and Bedford causing disruption between the two stations.
Trains are expected to be cancelled or delayed by up to 40 minutes until 16:00.
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It will be dry this afternoon with more cloud around than yesterday, but some sunny periods are also likely. Despite it feeling cool in the breeze, it won't be as cold as Monday.
Maximum temperature: 6C (43F).
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Usman Azad
BBC Three Counties Radio
I've been at the scene of the Lidlington level crossing crash where a local resident told me he often sees "people try to dodge the barriers".
This particular level crossing on Marston Road has half barriers which leave opposite sides of the road open.
Image source, Geograph / Mr BizThe resident, who did not want to be named, said: "People always try to jump it because they can't wait for the train to come through."
The exact circumstances of this crash are not known, however.
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
Police still want to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Blackfriars Court, Foundation Street, Lower Orwell Street or Rosemary Lane in Ipswich shortly before 22:00 on Sunday, 18 December when the ambulance service was called to treat two men with serious stab injuries.
A man arrested after a crash on the A12 last night is the ninth person held over the incident.
The others are:
Usman Azad
BBC Three Counties Radio
I've been speaking to eye-witnesses at the scene of the Lidlington level crossing crash.
Kieran Sargent was on the train at the time of the crash. He told me he "heard this sound that wasn't right" and when he looked up he saw a car that was "absolutely obliterated".
"There was nothing left," he said.
Of the other passengers on the train, he said: "Everyone was shocked; I've been shaking since I got off."
Patrick Byrne
BBC News
A ninth person has been arrested over a stabbing attack in Ipswich on Sunday, 18 December when two men were found with serious injuries in Foundation Street.
Image source, Essex PoliceEssex Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Ealing on suspicion of assisting an offender after a grey Audi A5 failed to stop for officers on the northbound A12 last night.
The car overturned on the road after police were following it, two police officers suffered minor injuries and a police vehicle was damaged.
Suffolk Police were contacted by the ambulance service at 22:00 on 18 December, following reports of two seriously injured men on Foundation Street.
The men were taken to hospital in a critical condition. Both are now recovering.
Eight other people, from Ipswich and Luton, are on police bail pending further inquiries.
As we've been reporting, a man has been killed after his car was hit by a train on a level crossing at Marston Road, Lidlington, this morning.
Here's a map showing the location of the crash.
Gareth Lloyd
BBC Three Counties Radio
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Usman Azad
BBC Three Counties Radio
I'm in Lidlington, Bedfordshire at the scene of the incident where a man has died after his car was hit by a train on a level crossing.
The 11 passengers and two staff members who were on board at the time of the crash have been escorted off the train and into waiting taxis.
The driver of the Bedford to Bletchley London Midland train looked visibly distraught.
Emergency services are still on the scene.
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