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Lancashire train crash updates: Driver dead and child fighting for life as 'train hits car' at crossing
The fatal incident happened at Station Road, in Hoghton, in southeast of Preston at around 8.50am.
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What happenedEmergency services rushed to Station Road, Hoghton, this morning following a collision at a level crossing between a car and a train, with a person dying and a child fighting for their life.
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Left / center-leftLancashire train crash updates: Driver dead and child fighting for life as 'train hits car' at crossing
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Lancashire train crash updates: Driver dead and child fighting for life as 'train hits car' at crossing
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Emergency services rushed to Station Road, Hoghton, this morning following a collision at a level crossing between a car and a train, with a person dying and a child fighting for their life
