Cambridgeshire cyclist scare

The British Transport Police have confirmed that a woman has come forward after a public appeal for information into an incident at Waterbeach level crossing.

Footage was released earlier this week of a cyclist stepping through the closed barriers and onto the line at the Cambridgeshire crossing.

The woman was then forced to brake hard as a train narrowly avoided her.

A woman has since contacted the British Transport Police and will now be speaking to officers on a voluntary basis next week.

You can watch the dramatic incident by following this link.

The British Transport Police have released shocking footage of the moment a cyclist from Cambridgeshire narrowly missed being hit by a train after dodging a level-crossing barrier.

Network Rail says the incident at Waterbeach near Cambridge is one of the closest shaves ever caught on camera.

Now transport police want to identify the woman involved and highlight the dangers of ignoring railway barriers.

Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Stuart Leithes

A British Transport Police PC says that a cyclist caught on CCTV trying to get over a level crossing was "inches away from death."

The force today released footage of the moment the cyclist risked her life to encroach onto the line at Waterbeach near Cambridge.

PC Matt Mildinhall says that he was "astounded" by the woman's actions and believes that everyone involved was lucky to get away injury-free.

This is the moment that a cyclist risked her life to get over a level crossing at Waterbeach near Cambridge.

The driver of the train had to apply the emergency break before the cyclist stepped back, narrowly avoiding being hit.

Police now want to identify the woman involved in the incident, which happened on 12 September at around 18:30 pm.

Network Rail's route managing director Richard Schofield has spoken of his shock after footage was released of a cyclist in Cambridgeshire narrowly avoiding being hit by a train.

The woman is seen approaching onto the line and subsequently braking hard as the train passes.

The British Transport Police have released shocking footage of the moment a cyclist from Cambridgeshire narrowly missed being hit by a train after dodging a level-crossing barrier.

Footage of the incident at the Waterbeach crossing shows a woman passing through the closed barriers and onto the line before proceeding to brake hard as the train passes.

The images have been released in an attempt to identify the woman and to highlight the dangers of misusing level crossings.