Rail commuters faced more delays today after a goods train crash.

Two trains collided near a road bridge in Bristol early this morning. A driver is understood to have suffered head injuries.

First Great Western was running a half-hourly service between Swindon and Paddington but there were none to or from South Wales.

The company warned passengers to expect delays until the site of the crash could be cleared.

The accident came as services were returning to normal after severe storms, although commuters had already been warned to expect more disruption over the coming weeks.

As floodwater dispersed and fallen trees were removed from the line, First Great Western was able to run more services than the limited emergency time-table it was forced to introduce because of storms.

But many sections of track are still badly damaged by the weather and First Great Western still has to complete its programme of re-railing introduced in the wake of last month's Hatfield crash.

This means that even on those services which have been re-introduced there will be delays because of continuing speed restrictions.

A speed limit of 20mph is still in force on a section of track to the west of Swindon station, and at Pewsey, which means delays to many services.