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Diesel spillage blocks track after deer crash

News imageGoogle General view of a train station. A cream picket fence divides the road from the railway track area. Steps and a bridge have been built over the top of the track. Google
GWR said the Environment Agency would investigate the level of pollution

A railway line is blocked after a train hit a deer, resulting in 500 litres of diesel being spilled on the track.

Great Western Railway (GWR) said the crash happened between Okehampton and Crediton in Devon on Tuesday, leaving the line blocked and services delayed or cancelled.

It said the fuel was spilt at Okehampton station after a diesel cap was knocked off during the collision.

The line cannot be reopened until the Environment Agency has investigated the level of pollution, the railway operator added.

GWR said replacements buses had been organised and warned disruption was expected until the end of the day.

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