The number of motorists and pedestrians in South-West Queensland risking lives at railway crossings has spiked by 33 per cent, despite a 15 per cent fall in incidents across the state.Queensland Rail has issued a stern warning to motorists in South-West Queensland after two near misses in the region in the past two weeks, the most recent being an incident at Oakey on Monday (20 May), where a motor vehicle avoided colliding with a freight train by less than a second.
The near miss occurred at the Davidson Street level crossing, when the driver of a dual cab utility vehicle ignored the railway crossing flashing lights and signage, driving through the crossing in front of an oncoming freight train.
Continue Reading....
No comments:
Post a Comment