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Just to update everyone. I live in the Uk and am a driver (engineer) for one of the UK rail companies. <br /> <br />The death toll has now risen to 7, including two young children age 7 and 15. It seems that it could well have been a suicide attempt as the car was stopped on the tracks when the barriers came down. An off-duty police officer shouted at the car driver to get out of the car, but he didn't do so. When the barriers came down the officer called the signalling center to try to stop any trains in the area, but was too late, like someone here said things happen very quickly at 100+ mph. I belive the line speed at the accident site was 110 mph, the trains themselves are capable of 125 mph. <br /> <br />From my point of view (as an engineer) trains here tend to push cars on crossings to one side when they hit, rarely derailing the train. This is the first crossing accident in 18 years where passengers onboard the train have been killed. <br /> <br />If the suicide theory turns out to be true, if of course we ever find out, I just wi***o God the car driver hadn't been so selfish, he could have killed hundreds (300+ on the train). <br />
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