Pensioner killed in Wales train crash was 'coming back from holiday'

The man who was killed when two trains collided in Wales has been named and pictured for the first time.

Tudor Evans, 66, died after the two trains collided on Monday evening.

He was killed while travelling on the 6.31pm service from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth, and several other passengers were injured in the smash.

Friend Iestyn Leyshon said Mr Evans, from Aberystwyth, west Wales, was a keen mountain biker, adding that he was ‘extremely saddened’ he would ‘never see him on his bike’ again.

He said Mr Evans and his wife Rachel had ‘just began to travel after many years of work’ before tragedy struck. 

The victim’s family thanked well-wishers for their ‘kind messages and support’ as they asked for privacy.

Rail lines have been closed as investigators try to piece together how the two trains collided in the head on crash in Mid Wales – as further services were cancelled over track conditions.

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