Car vs Train Midland

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:14 am

5 minutes ago, VKI dispatched 4 cars to a Midland location - to attend Car vs Train, serious injuries have been reported.

Traffic is heavy on Great Eastern Hwy (through Guildford Grammar). FESA Midland 1st and 2nd in attendence - SJA dispatched 2 Priority 1's....

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:31 am

Sounds pretty messy - 5 cars off at the scene at the moment - AH201 first on the scene - AH203, HM614, AH202, HM104

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:25 am

Yeah its been reported as a fatal.. Never a nice situation for anyone involved..

My thoughts go out to the family. And the poor train driver thats really got to mess with your head.

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:35 am

That really was a sad outcome!!!! Not what you want for a Monday morning.......

kellie · Post by **kellie** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:57 am

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:59 am

Yes they are Kellie - I'll let you know more as i hear it

kellie · Post by **kellie** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:10 am

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:02 am

Sad.. It was a country P plater. 18 years old. Its believed he was lost and reading a road map and crept forward onto the tracks as a result the train struck the car and resulted in the driver of the car being killed.

The Driver of the train is being treated for shock and there are no further injurys as a result of the impact.

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:07 am

Well done fozzy, great work on keeping us updated..This will obviously be on the news, any info into this?

Fozzy · Post by **Fozzy** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:20 am

I can only assume it will be on the news tonight most fatals make the news.. Unless they are suicides (the media dont report on them)

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:22 am

Thanks for that Fozzy.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:26 pm

Fozzy wrote:Sad.. It was a country P plater. 18 years old. Its believed he was lost and reading a road map and crept forward onto the tracks as a result the train struck the car and resulted in the driver of the car being killed.

The Driver of the train is being treated for shock and there are no further injurys as a result of the impact.

From 6PR:

A teenage P-plate driver has been killed after the car he was driving was hit by a train at a level crossing in Guildford.

Investigators say the driver made an illegal right turn onto East Street before being hit by the train.

The train was an express on its way to Midland.

hitman · Post by **hitman** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:29 pm

I heard a news report that witnesses at the scene had said he attempted to make a U-turn on the track!

Post by **gkoutlis** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:46 pm

Guys, this just in on the news.com.au website.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18 ... 45,00.html

dazla · Post by **dazla** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 6:30 pm

Its actually the reverse Frozzy, they only report on it if it is not a suicide.