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Man Killed in Level Crossing Train Crash Named and Pictured as Family Pay Tribute

British Transport Police said the 55-year-old van driver died at the scene after a train struck his vehicle at a level crossing.

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A man who died following a tragic incident at a level crossing near Burscough has been named and pictured for the first time as his family pay tribute to him.

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Man killed in level crossing train crash named and pictured as family pay tribute

A man who died following a tragic incident at a level crossing near Burscough has been named and pictured for the first time as his family pay tribute to him.

·Blackburn, United Kingdom
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Family says man killed in train crash was 'centre of their world'

Simon Gettings, 55, died when the van he was driving was hit by a train in Burscough.

·London, United Kingdom
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Van driver killed in collision with train at level crossing in Lancashire named

His broken family paid a touching tribute to him.

·Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Lancaster Post broke the news in Lancaster, United Kingdom on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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