Rail boom gates have collapsed and live wires are reportedly exposed in Rockhampton’s CBD after a truck reportedly crashed into them and drove off.
Category: level crossing safety
Train and vehicle collide in Katunga
A freight train and vehicle have collided at an intersection north of Numurkah.
Train and car crash at Goulburn Valley rail crossing
A woman has been flown to a Melbourne hospital after her car and a train collided on train tracks on Tuesday, April 30.
Toddler’s near-miss at train station caught on camera
A toddler has narrowly escaped being hit by a train along an Adelaide rail line. The near-miss was captured by the train’s onboard camera, which showed the […]
5 killed, 15 injured in train-bus collision in Indonesia
Five people were killed and 15 others were injured in a train-bus accident on Sunday in Indonesia, an official said. The accident occurred at a […]
Rail chaos after commuter train hits car on rail tracks at Woy Woy
A commuter train hit a car at a railway crossing in Woy Woy, on the NSW Central Coast about 6pm last night. Remarkably, there were no injuries […]
Rail union responds to ATA’s level crossing call
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) has penned a response to the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) call for improvements to be made for level […]
Rail union hits back at ATA
Comments made by the Australian Trucking Association yesterday have attracted the ire of the the Rail, Tram and Bus Union.
Fears for emergency access in ‘stupidest’ rail crossing closure
Closing Featherston’s Fox St rail crossing to traffic would “impede” emergency services response times and “lives will be lost”, South Wairarapa District Council has heard.
Watch the heart-stopping moment a freight train barely misses truck
Video footage has been released of the heart-stopping moment a truck is nearly collected by a freight train after it ignored a rail crossing. Train […]