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Man dies at rail crossing

The Saturday, 01 November 2008

Aman believed to be in his 20s was killed instantly when the car he was driving smashed into a slow-moving train in Napier.
At midday yesterday a late-model Toyota Corolla hatchback passed a long queue of cars that had been stopped by KiwiRail staff at a crossing in Prebensen Drive.
The line is a siding used to take containers from a depot to the Palmerston North-Gisborne line.
There are no barrier arms or flashing lights at the crossing, which has been in use since December last year and is used up to twice a day in off-peak hours. Visibility was good and it was a clear, sunny day. The train was travelling at about 15kmh.
Sergeant Ray Wylie said it appeared speed may have been a factor, but it was too early to say what caused the collision.
Witnesses said the eastbound hatchback, which hit the sixth carriage, was in the westbound lane.

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