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Re: [NSW] Truck driver killed instantly by XPT train
- Subject: Re: [NSW] Truck driver killed instantly by XPT train
- From: "Dino64" <dino64@iprimus.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 21:43:17 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:28991
You'd think with all these accidents and fires that the XPT's seem to be
having lately, that they'd run out of trains to run the services soon.
Dino
Daniel Bowen wrote in message ...
>http://www.theage.com.au/breaking/0101/19/A14931-2001Jan19.html
>
>Truck driver killed instantly by XPT train
>
>Source: SMH|Published: Friday January 19, 4:11 PM
>
>
>A 46-year-old man died instantly when his truck was hit by an XPT train in
>south-western New South Wales today.
>
>The XPT, en route from Melbourne to Sydney, hit the truck at the Burns Road
>crossing at Bomen, 5km north of Wagga Wagga about 1.30pm AEDT, a police
>spokesman said.
>
>The driver of the truck was killed instantly.
>
>The crossing has lights and bells but no boom gate and authorities were
>investigating how the accident occurred.
>
>There were no reports of any injuries to train passengers or the train
>driver.
>
>Passengers were taken to Wagga Wagga by bus.
>
>AAP
>
>
>
>--
>Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
>dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au
>http://www.danielbowen.com/
>
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