Footage, shared on social media, showed the train hitting the car at high speed and the vehicle being pushed some distance along the rail tracks, shocking onlookers.
Remarkably, there were no injuries with the driver believed to have jumped out of the car just in time and passengers on the train uninjured in the collision.
'I tried to help him': Bondi Junction security guard recalls moment colleague was stabbedA commuter train hit a car at a railway crossing in Woy Woy on the Central Coast on Friday night. No-one was injured It's believed an international driver was behind the wheel and had made a wrong turn on the railway crossing.The incident resulted in delays during peak hour, as buses were brought in to replace trains along that stretch, as rail workers came in to clear the tracks.
Transport of NSW advised passengers to "consider delaying non-essential travel" or make alternate arrangements.
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