Train hits object on Worcestershire railway line
A train has hit an object on the rail line between Worcester and Hereford.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the 15:22 First Great Western service from Great Malvern to London Paddington struck the object at 15:41 BST near Sling Lane, Malvern.
The train was damaged, but did not derail.
First Great Western said no-one on board the train was hurt.
The object has now been removed.
A BTP spokesman said: "An investigation is under way to discover how the object came to be on the railway line and whether it had been placed there deliberately."