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The level-crossing on an Easter Ross road that was the scene of a collision between a train and car last week was functioning correctly.

© PRESS AND JOURNAL Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An Easter Ross level crossing will finally be closed and a bridge built over it, almost exactly 14 years after an incident on the line which claimed two young lives. Highland councillors have approved Network Rail’s application for the bridge at Delny, near Barbara...

BBC News Published image copyrightGoogle image captionThe crossing is to be replaced by a section of new road and a bridge A railway level crossing which has been the scene of fatalities is to be closed and replaced by a new road bridge. Two teenagers died at the Delny crossing near Barbaraville in Easter Ross in February 2007. Paul Oliver and Alan Thain, both 17, were passengers in a car which collided with a train. Network Rails plans for the crossing have been recommended for approval by Hig...

Updated: January 20, 2021, 6:31 pm © Press and Journal Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Rail bosses are expected to get approval for a long-awaited bridge at a Highland level crossing which was the scene of a fatal crash. Network Rail have submitted renewed plans to the Highland Council for the closure of Delny level c...