A stolen car was destroyed after it was hit by a train on the Aramoho Rail Bridge.
The driver of a train which hit an abandoned stolen car on the Aramoho Rail Bridge has the sympathy of many Whanganui people.
Fortunately the train driver received no physical injuries in the collision which happened about 4.45am yesterday, on the Whanganui East side of the bridge. The car, which
had been driven on to the tracks before being abandoned, was removed around 7.50am. Police are investigating.
The community took to Whanganui social media pages, expressing their concern for the emotional wellbeing of the train driver and anger towards whoever abandoned the car on the tracks.
Many of the angry comments are not suitable for publication but below are some from the Wanganui Chronicle's Facebook page that we can share.
Carol Whitlock: "How totally brainless some people are! Feel sorry for the train driver; he probably couldn't even be sure there was no one in the car."
