Driver’s miraculous escape after train hits a truck and derails – as firies race to prevent thousands of litres of diesel fuel from spilling
- A truck has collided with a train on a level crossing in rural NSW
- The train hit a truck on Canola Way, west of Junee on Wednesday
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after his vehicle collided with a freight train on a railway crossing in rural NSW.
Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry told Daily Mail Australia firefighters responded to a call on Wednesday morning that a locomotive and carriages had overturned after a train smashed into a truck.
‘The train hit a truck on a level crossing this morning on Canola Way, west of Junee,’ he said.
Twelve carriages were derailed in the incident with hazardous material crews called in to siphon the 20 thousand litres of diesel contained in the fuel tanks.
A truck driver is lucky to be alive after his vehicle collided with a freight train on a railway crossing near Junee, in rural NSW
NSW paramedics arrived on scene to assess all involved, with two people taken to hospital with minor injuries. Twelve carriages were derailed in the incident with Hazadous Material crews called in to siphon the 20-thousand litres of diesel contained in the fuel tanks
NSW paramedics arrived on scene to assess all involved, with two people taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The fuel spill has been rendered safe and heavy lifting equipment is being brought in to clear the train and make the necessary track repairs.
