Tractor driver charged over train accident
A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a train crash which happened in Mid Wales.
Ifan Gwyn Evans, of Llanfihangel, near Llanfyllin, has been charged with endangering the safety of persons using the railway following a crash between a train and a tractor trailer at Buttington, near Welshpool, on July 16.
Huw Waghorn, spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said Evans will appear at Welshpool Magistrates Court on November 26.
He said: "I can confirm that Ifan Gwyn Evans, 28, of Llanfihangel, Llanfyllin, Powys, was yesterday charged with endangering the safety of persons using the railway.This follows an incident on the railway at Buttington, Welshpool, on July 16."
Up to 200 passengers on board the Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham to Aberystwyth service were helped from the train after the collision at the rear of the dairy farm at Buttington Old Hall.
The tractor driver and the train driver were both shaken and in shock, but otherwise uninjured.
The line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth was closed for several hours while the tractor was removed. The train, which had been travelling at about 70mph, was partially derailed but remained upright. Following the crash some minor injuries were reported and two people were taken to Welshpool Hospital.
