Two teenage girls have been killed by a train while using a foot crossing at a railway station in Essex.
The accident, involving a Central train service from Birmingham to Stansted, happened at Elsenham on Saturday.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said they were treating it as a tragic accident. An investigation is under way into the circumstances.
They girls were going over a crossing between two platforms when the accident happened, he said.
Signals tested
An eyewitness said they were rushing to cross the tracks to catch a train when they were hit by a second train travelling in the opposite direction.
A spokesman for Central said: "The train involved was the 0724 GMT Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service.
"It was a through train which would not have stopped at Elsenham but calls at Cambridge, Audley End and Stansted Airport."
The type of train was a class 158 Super Sprinter with a maximum speed of 90 mph.
The speed it was travelling at will be subject to investigation.
The crossing's signals are being tested, but early indications are that they were working properly.
Kieren Baldwin, 17, who works at nearby Elsenham Golf Course said: "It is a very small railway station.
"There is a pedestrian crossing, which is just a small gate, so people can get from one side of the station to the other.
"It can be opened at any time - there is a red and green light, so you know when to cross.
"I cannot remember anything like this happening before."
The line to Stansted Airport was shut, but reopened at 1500 GMT.
The incident also affected One Railway Services from Liverpool Street to Cambridge.
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Published: 2005/12/03 15:26:18 GMT
