As Labour and Tories promise rail reform and court motorists, many experts think road pricing is inevitable

Better railways, safer roads, cleaner fuels: in another decade, they would be the kind of transport issues commanding a pragmatic consensus in British politics.

But this election lands with transport wildly politicised, with clean air, speed limits and high-speed rail all dragged into the wider culture wars.

At least six dead in crash at railway crossing near Nové Zámky, which involved Prague to Budapest service

At least six people have been killed and five others injured after a passenger train and bus collided at a railway crossing in southern Slovakia, rescuers have said.

The crash occurred just after 5pm (3pm GMT) near the south-western town of Nové Zámky, the CTK news agency reported. The railway spokesperson, Vladimira Bahylova, told AFP the Eurocity train had been heading from Prague to Budapest.