Man arrested after Shropshire level crossing crash that cancelled trains
A man has been arrested for failing to provide a specimen after a crash at a level crossing in south Shropshire.
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Police have said a 36-year-old man has been arrested after a pick-up truck collided with a barrier and rolled onto railway lines near Craven Arms on Tuesday, February 18.
Emergency services were called to the scene of a collision at around 6.50pm at the A49 level crossing at Onibury.
A spokesperson for Church Stretton Fire Station said crews undertook a "managed extraction" of the driver, who was then assessed by ambulance crews but did not wish to go to hospital.
Trains were cancelled for the rest of the evening while the vehicle was recovered and an inspection of the lines took place. Disruption continued into Wednesday, with all trains having to run at a reduced speed.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police has said that a man has been arrested for failing to provide a specimen.
They said: “We received a call around 6.45pm on Tuesday evening (18 February) with a report of a road traffic collision at the signal box, Stokesay, Craven Arms.
“Officers arrived to find a car had collided with railings. A 36-year-old man has been arrested for failing to provide [a] specimen.”
