Stunning imaginative and prescient exhibits a prepare narrowly avoiding catastrophe after a truck sped by way of a railway crossing.
Footage launched by Aurizon — a rail freight operator — exhibits an virtually catastrophic incident on Saturday within the Goldfields Esperance area.
The corporate says it hopes sharing the footage will forestall demise and improve the vigilance of drivers.
A street prepare will be seen driving over the tracks because the freight prepare approaches earlier than the driving force reportedly hit the brakes of the 1800m lengthy prepare — stopping a crash.
The corporate says a “critical collision” was prevented in a matter of seconds because the rear-end of the truck barely missed the entrance of the prepare.
“It follows a collection of close to misses and collisions at stage crossings for Aurizon and different freight rail operators working throughout Australia. This consists of the tragic incident on New Yr’s Eve when two trade colleagues from Pacific Nationwide had been killed in a stage crossing collision with a truck in South Australia,” the corporate mentioned in a submit on Fb.
“After the Aurizon near-miss incident in WA, our depot chief has spoken with the trucking firm, and we’re very appreciative of their efforts in elevating the incident with the driving force and with their staff extra typically.
“The extra we are able to do, the higher.”