Rail passengers and a tractor driver have been injured after a train hit the vehicle on a level crossing in Norfolk.
The tractor driver was seriously hurt and several of the 135 train passengers suffered minor injuries.
Ambulance officials said 10 people were treated at the scene and 10 others were taken to hospital.
Alex Youngs wrote on Twitter of people having "panic attacks".
The crash happened just outside Roudham, a village a few miles north east of Thetford, at around 12.30pm on Sunday.
The crash happened just outside Roudham, a village a few miles north east of Thetford, at around 12.30pm on Sunday.
One picture from the scene shows an air ambulance overhead as two people hug beside the stopped train.
Another shows smashed windows and shards of glass littering the tables inside one of the carriages.
Norfolk police said people had suffered cuts, bruising and shock. The train was not derailed. Officials said 50 firefighters had been called.
Police said the road would be closed "for some time" and trains will be delayed through the Norwich area.
Police said the road would be closed "for some time" and trains will be delayed through the Norwich area.
Greater Anglia trains reported that several services between Cambridge and Norwich had been cancelled.
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