A spokesman for Network Rail said the man’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
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The man, aged in his 40s, was airlifted to hospital after the collision on the line between Cambridge and Ely on Friday afternoon.
The level crossing between Ely and Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire is used by fewer than 10 vehicles each day, Network Rail said, and is “user-worked”.
A man’s suffered a severe head injury after a train hit a landrover on the line between Cambridge and Ely.
‘A man has been airlifted to hospital but his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
The train was badly damaged and all 115 passengers were given water by train staff and later transferred to another train.
The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust was called at 2.34pm, and sent an ambulance, three ambulance officers, the East Anglian Air Ambulance and its hazardous area response team to the scene.
National Rail is reporting major delays to the east coast main line, which are expected to be disrupted until 7pm.
Trains between Lynn and Cambridge may be cancelled, amended or delayed by up to 60 minutes.
A major incident has been declared after a train smashed into a auto on the line between Cambridge and Ely this afternoon. “Disruption is expected to continue until 7pm”.
“We are assisting the emergency services at the scene”.
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A passenger on the train told The Sun it had been “badly hit” by the auto and while everyone on board was “calm and ok”, rail staff were being given “additional support”. Everyone in train is ok. “An air ambulance just arrived on the scene”.
