New Zealand – Kids falling onto tracks and drivers smashing into barriers: Our train shame

By Kelly Dennett, New Zealand Herald; April 28, 2018

A pram rolling on to tracks in front of an approaching train, a man leaping on to a passing freight train and repeated barrier arm collisions are among hundreds of incidents catalogued by Auckland Transport in the past five years.

Figures released to the Weekend Herald paint a picture of hundreds of collisions, near-misses, injuries and fatalities at passenger train stations, railway crossings and corridors across Auckland, including problem areas where incidents are repeatedly being notified.

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