{"id":309370,"date":"2025-10-30T20:37:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=184712"},"modified":"2025-10-30T20:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:37:58","slug":"shocking-new-cctv-footage-at-level-crossing-in-norfolk-shows-young-persons-reckless-game-with-stark-safety-warning-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=309370","title":{"rendered":"Shocking new CCTV footage at level crossing in Norfolk shows young person\u2019s reckless game, with stark safety warning issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/infrastructure\/permanent-way\/shocking-new-cctv-footage-at-level-crossing-in-norfolk-shows-young-persons-reckless-game-with-stark-safety-warning-issued\/\" title=\"Shocking new CCTV footage at level crossing in Norfolk shows young person\u2019s reckless game, with stark safety warning issued\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30103706\/Young-persons-reckless-game-at-Norfolk-level-crossing-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" link_thumbnail=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30103706\/Young-persons-reckless-game-at-Norfolk-level-crossing-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30103706\/Young-persons-reckless-game-at-Norfolk-level-crossing-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Network Rail has released new CCTV footage showing a teenager risking everything to play a potentially deadly game at a level crossing north of Diss station.<\/p>\n<p>The footage, recorded earlier this month, captures the figure ignoring clear warning signage and a red light to stand in a dangerous place right next to the tracks, only moving clear at the last second. Trains on this part of the line can travel at up to 100 mph.<\/p>\n<p>Watch and download the CCTV footage:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-wistia-inc wp-block-embed-wistia-inc\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Young person&#039;s reckless game at level crossing in Norfolk Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/qi1sdue0g4?dnt=1#?secret=zZvfVKuFkH\" data-secret=\"zZvfVKuFkH\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There have been eight accidental fatalities at level crossings around the country in the last 12 months, including one on the Anglia region. In the past year there have also been 51 near-misses on Anglia level crossings.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the footage, and during half term holidays for many young people, Network Rail has issued a warning for everyone to use crossings responsibly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shenel Bullock, Network Rail Anglia\u2019s health and safety manager, said:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cThe young person in the CCTV video came to no harm thankfully, and we wanted to share the footage to highlight just one example of the incredibly dangerous behaviour that we see all too often on level crossings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s taking selfies, filming dances or playing games, the risk of death or life-changing injury is simply too high. Please don\u2019t take the chance, even if it seems like you\u2019re in control, because one tiny misjudgement or slip could easily lead to tragic consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOther times, people can simply be distracted when approaching a level crossing, looking at their screen or wearing headphones, but this equally could be a fatal mistake. I urge everyone to pay full attention as they approach crossings, read instructions carefully and always respect locked gates, barriers, lights and alarms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Wakefield, Greater Anglia\u2019s safety, security &amp; sustainability director, said:<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cSafety is our priority on the railway. Stepping onto the tracks could result in life-changing injuries or death.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We encourage people to be vigilant and take care when they are close to the railway, as fast trains take a long time to stop. Adherence to the rules and correct use of crossings is extremely important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease follow the rules, cross with care, and never take any risks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: Network Rail<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/railuk.com\/infrastructure\/permanent-way\/shocking-new-cctv-footage-at-level-crossing-in-norfolk-shows-young-persons-reckless-game-with-stark-safety-warning-issued\/\" title=\"Shocking new CCTV footage at level crossing in Norfolk shows young person\u2019s reckless game, with stark safety warning issued\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.railuk.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/30103706\/Young-persons-reckless-game-at-Norfolk-level-crossing-485x360.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/a>Network Rail has released new CCTV footage showing a teenager risking everything to play a potentially deadly game at a level crossing north of Diss station. The footage, recorded earlier this month, captures the figure ignoring clear warning signage and a red light to stand in a dangerous place right next to the tracks, only [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16013,343,16015,47,16092,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-309370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-infrastructure","category-permanent-way","category-rail-news","category-stations","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=309370"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":309371,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309370\/revisions\/309371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=309370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=309370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=309370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}