The scene in Lawford, near Manningtree, Essex, after a freight train smashed, into a lorry that had left the road and crashed on to the line. A British Transport Police spokesman said the driver of the lorry was hurt in the incident, although it was not immediately clear how seriously. Local people who went to the scene near Manningtree, Essex, said the emergency services were called after the lorry ended up on the track. But the train then arrived and crashed into the lorry.

The scene in Lawford, near Manningtree, Essex, after a freight train smashed, into a lorry that had left the road and crashed on to the line. A British Transport Police spokesman said the driver of the lorry was hurt in the incident, although it was not immediately clear how seriously. Local people who went to the scene near Manningtree, Essex, said the emergency services were called after the lorry ended up on the track. But the train then arrived and crashed into the lorry. Stock Photo
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PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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2000 x 1079 px | 33.9 x 18.3 cm | 13.3 x 7.2 inches | 150dpi

Date taken:

1 July 2002

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Colchester UK

Photographer:

Matthew Fearn

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Freight train accident in Essex

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