A man has died and 15 others have been rushed to hospital after two trains crashed into each other on a remote line in Wales.
Emergency services raced to the scene near Llanbrynmair, Powys, after a pair of passenger trains collided into each other on the Cambrian line at 7.29pm.
Dyfed-Powys Police officers swarmed the area, along with British Transport Police, Welsh Ambulance Service, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and HM Coastguard crew members.
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The force confirmed that a man, whose age has not been specified, died in the collision.
A further 15 people have been taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening or life changing, the police said.
There is no longer a police presence at the scene and all the other passengers have been evacuated from both trains and taken home on rail replacement buses.
As a result of the crash, the line between Shrewsbury and Machynlleth has been closed.