[article] Woman killed by train

[Mark Gleeson]

Strange the first thing we hear about this is in the papers

Woman killed by train

The woman was hit on the Cork-Dublin railway line at Bishop's Wood level crossing in Co Tipperary at around 4.50pm by a train heading for Heuston Station from Cork. She was killed instantly.

The busy railway line was immediately closed as gardai began an investigation.

Nine trains servicing Heuston Station in Dublin, Kent Station in Cork and Colbert Station in Limerick were all delayed as a result, while the 8pm Dublin to Cork service was cancelled.

Thousands of passengers had to endure lengthy waits on board trains and in stations along the line before it was re-opened.

An Irish Rail spokesman said that although the woman died near the level crossing, she was on the train tracks and well away from the road.

"The woman was on the line when the train struck her," he said.

"We are working with gardai to ascertain the cause."

Emergency services had been on the scene for more than three hours when the line re-opened.

"There were serious delays in both directions but the emergency services own the line in situations like this," the spokesman added.

The line services all trains travelling between Dublin and the Cork, Limerick and Kerry areas.

"We were looking at around 2,500 people getting delayed," the spokesperson revealed.

The cause of the accident is being investigated by gardai.

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