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Two railway workers killed after being hit by a passenger train
Network Rail staff tend to a railway line in July 2018
NETWORK RAIL is facing demands for answers after two workers were killed by a train on a section of track near Port Talbot, south Wales, this morning.
A third worker was treated for shock at the scene.
British Transport Police said it was too early to confirm whether the section of railway was being treated as a crime scene but confirmed forensics officers were in place scouring for information.
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