[meehalych]

it seems a luck that there was only one victim after such a collision
http://www.euronews.com/2012/11/03/train-and-truck-in-fatal-collision-in-australia/
(saw that in the news this morning)

[eye30]

There are a number of these type of crossing in UK and I should I be approaching one I am ever so careful.

[Just Rick]

eye 30, we have literally thousands of these type crossings Australia wide, worse still just as many level crossing which  only have a stop sign, the one shown had boom gates and flashing lights,so there was obviously a problem with the truck driver, most of these type of accidents are caused by driver error.

[TazManiac]

most of these type of accidents are caused by driver error.

I'm sure that should have been "stupidity" instead of "error".

[Just Rick]

Tazmaniac in this situation it could have been anything, especially invovling a heavy vehicle,

[TazManiac]

I don't mean this one as this looks like bad luck but the minority of incidents I think could be summed up by stupidity.

[Doggie 1]

I reckon he's tried to beat the boom gates and failed and his trailer got struck by the train.

[2i30s]

that crossing is only a 5 minute drive from my house,i cross it mid way to and from work each day. 

[Doggie 1]

Glad you weren't there that time/day.

[Dazzler]

Glad you weren't there that time/day.

 

[2i30s]

a car was hit and a lady died 4 years ago at the same crossing.