Three people have been killed after a First Great Western train was involved in a collision with a minibus on a level crossing in Worcestershire.
Seven other people in the minibus were also injured - two seriously. The incident happened at Pools Crossing, Ryden Lane at Charlton between Pershore and Evesham.
The train - which was travelling from Hereford to London - has been moved further down the line towards Evesham.
The insurance implications are not yet known although several loss adjusters are reportedly at the scene.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: "People are supposed to ring the signaller before crossing. The train had been due to stop at Evesham."
A spokeswoman for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Ambulance Service said an air ambulance and five land ambulances were called to the scene and the dead were recovered from the line itself.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "This is a crossing that is not like a normal crossing as it crosses farmland. Drivers of vehicles are supposed to get permission before crossing. It is not thought that anyone on the train was hurt."
