A freight train driver tried multiple measures to halt his locomotive before crashing into a stationary grain train east of Perth, a preliminary report finds.
A preliminary report into a fatal train crash northeast of Perth on Christmas Eve has found the driver was responsive and tried multiple times to stop before ploughing into a stationary grain train.The freight train driver tried multiple times to apply the brakesPacific National freight train hit the back of a CBH grain trainThe driver of the freight train died in the accident, while the driver of the stationary train was unharmed.
The report, released today by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau , found the driver of the freight train passed a yellow caution signal in the minutes before the crash, as well as a sign indicating a speed restriction ahead.
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