Train smashes car at high speed: none injured
Published: August 9, 2005
A CAMPERDOWN man is lucky to be alive after the car he was driving collided with a Melbourne-bound passenger train on Saturday night.
The middle-aged man walked away shaken, but otherwise uninjured, after his car collided with the V-Line train about 6pm at the Wire Road crossing east of Camperdown.
The man was the only occupant of the vehicle which was struck on the rear passenger panel.
Senior Constable Luke Brayshaw of Camperdown police said it was a “miracle” the man was able to walk away from the collision without a scratch. He said the car ended up on the side of the road about 30 metres past the crossing.
He added that none of the 30 passengers on the train, or the drivers, were injured.
“He’s very, very lucky,” Senior Constable Brayshaw said. “The vehicle was travelling north along Wire Road and he simply didn’t see the train.
“I would estimate the train would have been travelling at between 105 and 110 kmh.
“The train driver saw the car about 40 to 60 metres before the collision, but obviously it was too close to stop.
“The train travelled about 400m further down the track where the conductor alerted the passengers that there had been an incident. The passengers generally said they had felt the collision.”
The Wire Road crossing is marked with a signpost. However, it has no lights or boom gates.
The train received minimal damage and was able to continue on its route.
Senior Constable Brayshaw said the road was a 100km zone and neither speed nor alcohol contributed to the accident.
“The accident happened when it was near dark,” he said. “So it doesn’t appear sun glare played a part.
“The car would have only been travelling about 60km an hour. It just appears he hasn’t seen the train coming.”
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