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Salamatpur, India: Two killed, baby survives accident on a level crossing
Two women were killed and a baby seriously injured while they were using a level crossing. The pedestrians were hit by a truck as it too used the level crossing between Geedhbad and Murkabad near...
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Jhendah, Bangladesh: Collision with bus kills 11
Eleven people were killed and 50 others injured, ten of them critically, when a train collided with a bus on which a wedding party was travelling. The collision was on the Barobazar level crossing in...
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Melbourne, VIC: Trucker jailed for five years faces AUD15.0m civil suit
The truck driver responsible for a fatal level crossing accident in November 2012 is being pursued for AUD15.0m compensation for the damage caused. Melbourne Metro Trains is claiming the money to...
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Bengaluru, INdia: Mother and child die in level crossing accident
A woman and her toddler were killed when they were hit by a train on the Hoodi level crossing on April 20th, 2015. Accoding to the police the family of which the mother and child were crossing the...
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Hoylake, UK: Death of teenager follows alleged murder of her mother
A sixteen-year-old was killed when she intentionally stepped into the path of a train on the Drummond Road level crossing in Hoylake, Merseyside. it is widely reported that the mother of the girl...
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Co Mayo, Ireland: Poor crossing discipline highlighted, ineffective risk...
Ireland’s independent Rail Accident Investigation Unit (RAIU) has published the report of its investigation of a collision on a level crossing. The circumstances of the accident were that at...
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Gopiganj, India: Four killed in unmanned crossing collision
Four men were killed when the car in which they were travelling was hit by a train on an unmanned level crossing 3 km from the Gyanpur railway station in Gopiganj, near Bhadohi in Sant Ravidas Nagar...
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Ibbenburen, Germany: Collision kills train driver and a passenger
Two people were killed – the train driver and a passenger – three people were critically injured and 17 sustained lesser injuries when a passenger train collided with a manure tanker which had detached...
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Kitchener, Ontario: Collision leaves motorist with damage to his pocket
A 21-year-old male has found himself with CAD4,000 damage to his vehicle and charged by the police for failing to stops required when the signals protecting the level crossing were flashing red. The...
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United Kingdom: Network Rail targets dog walkers and cyclists in summer-long...
Network Rail, the rail infrastructure manager of Great Britain’s railways has launched a public awareness campaign targeting dog walkers and cyclists as components of a wider engagement strategy that...
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Anantapur, India: Six killed in crossing collision, renewed call for elimination
Six people lost their lives when a truck collided with a train on a manned level crossing in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. The accident which occurred before dawn on August 24th has led to...
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