Mobility scooter man survives 100mph train crash

A man who was hit by a train travelling at 100mph after his mobility scooter got stuck on a level crossing in Essex has escaped with only minor injuries. Paramedics were called to the accident at about 11:00 BST on Monday to the crossing in Church Street, Kelvedon.

The man, in his 40s, was taken to Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford. "We believe the man was struck on the level crossing on a mobility scooter and amazingly received minor injuries," said East of England Ambulance Service.



Essex Fire Service Station Officer John Harris, who was at the scene, said: "Somehow he ended up the wrong side of the barrier and a train travelling at around 100mph clipped the front of his scooter.

"The man sustained what appeared to be minor injuries, certainly nothing that appeared to be life threatening. The man was extremely lucky, if he had been only a couple of inches further forward he would have undoubtedly been killed."