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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Noopur Jambhekar

CCTV of trespassers lying across train tracks leads rail company to issue immediate closure

An emergency closure order has been issued for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated misuse of the path used for crossing by pedestrians.

In a CCTV video released by Network Rail, two men are seen lying across tracks on the Wilthorpe footpath crossing in separate incidents, with one even posing for a photo taken by a friend.

In a second clip, one man is pulled from the tracks by a friend after sitting down on them cross legged.

Network Rail have subsequently moved to shut the crossing immediately, in an application made to Barnsley Council on 15 May.

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