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Rail line blocked after car ended up on tracks

Alex Merritt A railway line. There is a white car next to the line. The front of the car appears slightly damaged. The car is leaning on a hedge. There is green fencing which has been broken. Alex Merritt
Network Rail said the driver "lost control" of their car

A railway line was blocked after a motorist "lost control" of their car and ended up on the tracks.

Great Western Railway (GWR) said the line between St Erth and St Ives, in Cornwall, was blocked after the car ended up on the tracks in the Carbis Bay area.

Network Rail said the car had since been removed and services resumed.

British Transport Police said no-one was injured.

It added officers were called at about 02:00 BST on Friday.

Network Rail A picture of train line. There is a beach and fields in the background. On the train line is a tractor with a car being lifted up. Network Rail
Network Rail said the car has been removed from the tracks

Craig Munday, from Network Rail, said in a post on X: "Unfortunately due to a car incurring on the branch line... behind the bridge, unfortunately a motorist lost control of their car and careered through the fencing and on to the railway line.

"We're doing all we can to get the railway back up and running."

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