Re: 5 Dead in XPT accident

[jjjim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

Thats shocking, a full car  ,  Spare a  thought for the pasangers and the
possibly stupid driver ,  (wat the F was the driver doing on the track? )  I
guess the status of the boom gate will determin that.


"Rod [comtrain]" wrote:

> Saw it on the news tonite!
> It was upright, and in a straight line, but the bogie had left the track.
> Looks like part of the car had stayed underneath the train, acting like a
> ballast plough, forcing the XPT body to  lift clear of the bogie. The
> remains of the cabin of the car were unrecognisable, and it appeared, that
> survival of this accident was never an option. What speed is allowed here?
> possibly 160kph?
> This is the second level crossing accident involving XPT this week.
>
> Rod
> <hagiss@my-deja.com> wrote in message 94tuom$brl$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:94tuom$brl$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > Brisbane radio 4KQ just reported five people killed when the Sydney -
> > Melbourne Overnight XPT ran into a car on a level crossing near the
> > Victorian border, around 4am today, Saturday 27th Jan 2001.
> >
> > No one on the XPT was injured.
> >
> > Countrylink spokeperson said it would look into the accident to find
> > out why the vehicle was on the tracks at the level crossing.
> >
> > No mention of damage to the XPT.
> >
> >
> > - Michael Pfeiffer
> >
> >
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