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A Great Western Railway train(Image: PA)<\/p>\nSmoke reportedly entered train carriages<\/p>\n
13:40, 30 Sep 2025Updated 13:42, 30 Sep 2025<\/p>\n
A Great Western Railway train(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
A train which was travelling through South Gloucestershire<\/a> towards Bristol struck an e-scooter that was on the track.<\/p>\n Shortly before 8.30pm on Monday, September 29, the train<\/a> running from London Paddington to Swansea struck an object near Chipping Sodbury.<\/p>\n The train stopped and the driver examined the front of the train to find an e-scooter which was on fire.<\/p>\n Train crew dealt with the incident and the e-scooter was eventually removed.<\/p>\n The train carried on to Bristol Parkway<\/a> where it was returned into a depot for safety checks.<\/p>\n The line was reopened at 10.27pm and Great Western Railway<\/a> (GWR) said that the British Transport Police<\/a> are investigating the incident.<\/p>\n A witness who was on the train told Bristol Live: “I know the collision caused a fire because the train crew talked about smoke entering a carriage.<\/p>\n “They [the train crew] evacuated passengers from the first three carriages, moving them further back in the train for their safety.<\/p>\n “The line was closed while engineers came out to free the e-scooter from underneath the train. The driver had tried to do this by reversing the train, but this wasn’t successful.<\/p>\n “Eventually, the engineers arrived, retrieved the e-scooter and the train limped to Bristol Parkway, where it was taken out of service for safety reasons.<\/p>\n