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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

East Midlands trains targeted by rocks and a scooter in ‘incredibly dangerous’ attacks

Rocks and a scooter have been thrown at trains in a spate of “incredibly dangerous” attacks from a bridge above a 120mph railway line, an operator said.

The first recorded incident resulted in a train being damaged after a large scooter was hurled off the pedestrian bridge near Loughborough station, Leicestershire, on 3 February, according to East Midlands Railway (EMR).

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