What train?

An inexperienced driver in Tasmania is hiding his red face after wrecking his Toyota Hilux pick-up truck in a recent accident. The inattentive driver crashed into a moving train at an unguarded crossing equipped with warning lights and bells.
February 21, 2012 Read time: 1 min
An inexperienced driver in Tasmania is hiding his red face after wrecking his Toyota Hilux pick-up truck in a recent accident. The inattentive driver crashed into a moving train at an unguarded crossing equipped with warning lights and bells. An examination of the safety equipment showed that the audible and visual warnings were functioning at the time of the accident. The locomotive driver brought the undamaged train to a halt immediately after the incident. Luckily the driver of the Toyota was unharmed, although his vehicle was wrecked beyond repair. Exactly how he managed to miss being aware of the train or the crossing warnings has yet to be explained. It is reported that his car radio was playing loudly prior to the incident but it is not clear if the volume was set so eye-poppingly high as to interfere with his vision.

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