Two members of the same family - a 15-year-old boy and a 72-year-old man -were killed when a train collided with a car at the Barns Green level crossing in Horsham, West Sussex, on Saturday morning, British Transport Police confirmed.
Detective Inspector Brett Walker from BTP said of the fatal collision: "This is an extremely tragic incident and our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.
"Our officers have been working at the scene, and will continue to do so for the rest of the day, to ensure we gain as much information about how the collision happened.
"People should expect some disruption to services in the area while we investigate. I would like to thank the community in Barns Green for their support and patience.
"Local people will see more of our officers in the area throughout the day and I would urge anyone who saw what happened, or feels they may have any information which would be relevant to our investigation, to contact us."
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