AN investigation is underway after the accident at Wilmington level crossing in which a young mother died.
Thirty-seven-year-old Alison Jane McCloskey died when her pale blue Mini Cooper convertible was hit by a passenger train on Thursday morning.
The accident happened just minutes from her cottage in Caneheath, Arlington, where she lived with her husba
nd, Hugo, and young son, Isaac.
Officials from British Transport Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and eyewitness reports suggest the car was parked across the railway line.
Mrs McCloskey's family were too upset to talk this week but colleagues at Glyndebourne Opera House, where Mrs McCloskey worked as a part-time assistant in the payroll department, said they were saddened.
David Pickard, general director of Glyndebourne, said, 'Everyone at Glyndebourne is devastated by the tragic news about Alison. She was an invaluable colleague and friend and will be sadly missed by us all.
'We send our sincere condolences to her family and would ask that their privacy be respected at this most difficult of times.'
Mrs McCloskey, who is believed to have been suffering with depression, died after a her car was hit by the Brighton to Ore train as it headed towards Eastbourne station. The accident happened on Thornwell Road, which leads from Wilmington crossroads on the A27 to Upper Dicker and Hailsham.
This week a spokesman at British Transport Police said the accident was still unexplained and confirmed a breath test undertaken by the train driver was negative.
Mrs McCloskey's car is also being tested for any mechanical faults.
An inquest into Mrs McCloskey's death will be held at a later date.
