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22/03/2013
Woman And Child Killed In London Train Crash
A woman and child have been killed in south London, after being hit by a train.
Details are still being established but British Transport Police said the crash happened at around 08:30 this morning at Riddlesdown station.
The London Ambulance Service was called but the two were confirmed dead at the scene.
The station, which falls into the London borough of Croydon, has closed and buses are replacing trains between Purley, Oxted and East Grinstead.
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Details are still being established but British Transport Police said the crash happened at around 08:30 this morning at Riddlesdown station.
The London Ambulance Service was called but the two were confirmed dead at the scene.
The station, which falls into the London borough of Croydon, has closed and buses are replacing trains between Purley, Oxted and East Grinstead.
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