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Woman and child escape serious injury after car collides with freight train

Sandra Conchie
By Sandra Conchie
Multimedia Journalist, Bay of Plenty Times·Bay of Plenty Times·
20 Feb, 2018 06:15 PM2 mins to read

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Emergency services responding to car v train in Tauranga

A woman and a young child narrowly escaped serious injury after their vehicle collided with a freight train in Tauranga.

A police spokeswoman said police were called to the rail crossing at the intersection of Kairua Rd and State Highway 2 just after 6.20pm yesterday.

A car was hit by a train near Papamoa. Photo/ John Borren
A car was hit by a train near Papamoa. Photo/ John Borren

"The occupants of car had managed to get themselves out of the vehicle by the time police arrived and had minimal injuries.

"The train was blocking the road for a time and traffic also backed up for a bit," she said.

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A nearby resident said he and his wife were watching television when his wife heard a loud bang, but he reassured her it was just the train passing through the intersection.

But after getting a phone call to say there was a crash, he rushed to the scene. The traffic was "chaotic" until the attending police officer quickly took control, he said.

A car was hit by a train near Papamoa. Photo/John Borren
A car was hit by a train near Papamoa. Photo/John Borren

The man, who asked not to be named, said the car was thrown into a grass verge off the road alongside the train tracks after the impact.

A woman believed to be in her mid-20s and her young child, who managed to get themselves out of the damaged vehicle, were sitting another driver's people mover.

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They managed to walk to the ambulance, the man said.

Police said the occupants of the silver Mitsubishi were taken to Tauranga Hospital by ambulance.

The resident said 200m to 300m before the rail crossing there is a clear line of sight for anyone approaching when the red flashing lights are activated, and had been working.

The crash happened as heavy rain started to fall, he said.

At least 12-14 trains a day passed through this intersection, the man said.

The train driver had been stood down and would be offered counselling, which was normal procedure after a crash, a KiwiRail spokeswoman said.

The cause of the crash was still being investigated.

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