The Commission is investigating a collision between a freight train and a private motor vehicle on the Marton to New Plymouth Line on 25 February 2026. The reported circumstances were that a loaded northbound freight train and a car collided at a railway level crossing near Lepperton. The car’s two occupants were seriously injured and there was extensive damage to the car.
Executive summary Tuhinga whakarāpopoto
The Commission is investigating a collision between a freight train and a private motor vehicle on the Marton to New Plymouth Line on 25 February 2026. The reported circumstances were that a loaded northbound freight train and a car collided at a railway level crossing near Lepperton. The car’s two occupants were seriously injured and there was extensive damage to the car.