Major train line blocked after car crashed on to tracks

A large railway enactment is closed aft a car driven by a suspected drunk-driver crashed connected to bid tracks.

Images from the country amusement the conveyance came to a remainder upside down and surrounded by debris connected tracks successful Salford, Greater Manchester, causing large disruption to bid services betwixt Manchester and Liverpool connected Friday morning.

Greater Manchester Police said the operator of the car was arrested connected suspicion of drink-driving.

No different vehicles were progressive successful the incident, which happened connected Regent Road Roundabout.

Train services operated by Northern, TransPennine Express and Transport for Wales are affected.

A Network Rail spokesperson said: “In the aboriginal hours of this morning, a car crashed connected to the railway adjacent Regents Road Roundabout successful Salford causing important harm to the railway and overhead electrical cables that supply powerfulness to trains.

“As a effect of this incident, nary trains are capable to tally connected the Chat Moss enactment betwixt Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Piccadilly, impacting Transport for Wales, TransPennine Express and Northern bid services.

“Our engineers are connected tract moving with the British Transport Police to region the conveyance from the tracks and are assessing the concern successful bid to repair the damaged cables arsenic rapidly arsenic possible, nevertheless the enactment is expected to beryllium closed for the bulk of the day.

“We’re truly atrocious to immoderate passengers affected by this incidental and impulse anyone readying to question by bid betwixt Liverpool and Manchester to program up and cheque with their bid relation for the latest question information.”