Ufton Nervet level crossing: Rail deaths memorial garden moved

The garden contains two memorial plaques, benches, trees, shrubs and flowers

A memorial garden dedicated to those who died in a level crossing crash in Berkshire has been moved as part of works to create a bridge at the site.

Brian Drysdale had been awaiting HIV test results when he parked his car on the crossing in 2004, killing himself and six people aboard a train.

The garden has been relocated in a bid to make it more accessible once the bridge is built, Network Rail said.

Construction of the bridge will start in March, the firm added.

Network Rail said construction of the bridge would start in March

The relocation of the memorial garden, from the south to the north side of the crossing, means it has joined a separate one dedicated to Stanley Martin, the driver of the train.

A further 140 people were injured in the crash, according to the Office of Rail and Road.

Four people have since died at the crossing.

The rail operator has faced criticism in the past for not building a bridge sooner, but has previously described the site as "complicated and constricted".

West Berkshire District Council approved the bridge plans in August, and construction is expected to take a year to complete.

Seven people died at Ufton Nervet when a train hit a parked car on 6 November 2004

The people who died in the 2004 crash

• Barry Stevens, 55, from Wells, Somerset

• Anjanette Rossi, 38, from Speen, Berkshire

• Her nine-year-old daughter Louella Main

• Train driver Stanley Martin, 54, of Torquay, Devon

• Emily Webster, 14, of Doccombe, Devon

• Charlie Matthews, 72, of Warminster, Wiltshire

• Brian Drysdale, 48, of Reading, Berkshire