A Melbourne passenger train stops just metres from an alleged drink driver who got her car stuck on the tracks.
A Melbourne woman had an"incredibly lucky" escape when her car became stuck on train tracks, forcing an approaching train driver to slam on the brakes, bringing the train to a stop just metres from her car.
It is understood the driver lost control of her car in the Essendon Railway Station car park and ended up on the tracks, forcing the approaching train to make an abrupt stop, narrowly avoiding the vehicle. Trains on the Craigieburn line were suspended for some time while the car was removed from the tracks.It came just minutes into the start of four-day road blitz, as police crack down on drunk, drug-affected and speeding drivers ahead of the Australia Day long weekend.
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