Car hit by train kills driver and child hospitalised

A passenger train collided with a car at a rural village level crossing, resulting in the death of the driver. A child remains in hospital fighting for their life with life-threatening injuries. Following the incident, train services between Preston and Blackburn were cancelled until 2pm. Emergency services responded to the scene of the crash, which has left one person dead and another critically injured as a result of the collision between the train and the vehicle.