Express freight Train 952 and stock truck and trailer, collision, Browns Road level crossing, Dunsandel, 19 October 2004.
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
04-127
On Tuesday 19 October 2004 at about 0840, express freight Train 952 collided with a stock truck and trailer at Browns Road level crossing in Dunsandel, between Rolleston and Ashburton. Flashing lights and bells protecting the level crossing were working at the time of the collision.
The locomotive remained upright and on the rails but sustained major damage. The truck and trailer unit was extensively damaged.
The locomotive engineer was uninjured but the truck driver suffered extensive injuries.
The safety issues identified were:
- the adequacy of the warning devices at the level crossing
- the use of land alongside the railway line immediately south of the level crossing.
No safety deficiencies in the rail operating system were identified.
Safety recommendations were made to the Chief Executives of New Zealand Railways Corporation, Transit New Zealand and Selwyn District Council to address these issues.
The locomotive remained upright and on the rails but sustained major damage. The truck and trailer unit was extensively damaged.
The locomotive engineer was uninjured but the truck driver suffered extensive injuries.
The safety issues identified were:
- the adequacy of the warning devices at the level crossing
- the use of land alongside the railway line immediately south of the level crossing.
No safety deficiencies in the rail operating system were identified.
Safety recommendations were made to the Chief Executives of New Zealand Railways Corporation, Transit New Zealand and Selwyn District Council to address these issues.
Location
Dunsandel (-43.660881,172.192865) [may be approximate]