British Transport Police (BTP) are investigating the circumstances of a crash between a Virgin train and car at a level crossing in South Lanarkshire last night.

The train stuck the small hatchback at the crossing in Cleghorn shortly before 7pm on Saturday, but the occupants of the vehicle were able to get out before the impact.

It was dragged 80 yards under the train, which was bound for Glasgow and had 60 people on board.

On Sunday, BTP said their investigation is ongoing and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch have been notified.

In 2014, it was reported that the Cleghorn level crossing was the second most dangerous in Scotland.

The ABC Railway Guide lists the crossing as having a "high" risk rating for vehicles.

The publication says it had 25 incidents of misuse in the year leading up to September 2014, and a further six were recorded afterwards.

Cleghorn sees more than 200 passenger and freight trains use the crossing each day, at speeds of around 100mph.

Engineers managed to remove the car from underneath the train using cutters after a number of hours.

The train, which suffered minor damage in the crash, was taken back to Glasgow around 11pm with the passengers still on board.

BTP said earlier: "Fortunately, all occupants of the vehicle were able to exit before it was struck by train. There are no reported injuries at this stage.

"Our priority is to ensure the safety of everyone on board the train and the vehicles occupants and look to understand how the car came to be on the tracks.

"Anyone with any information is asked to contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40."