Another Level Crossing crash

[hornetrider]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16248179

Hay wagon crossing the line... lucky escape for those involved. How did the lorry come to be on the line though, there are barriers...

Google Maps

[Dracoro]

Who knows? It may have broken down. Or driver was being an idiot. I'll await passing my judgement

[Eric Mc]

hornetrider said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16248179

Hay wagon crossing the line... lucky escape for those involved. How did the lorry come to be on the line though, there are barriers...

Google Maps

That's the last straw.

[Dracoro]

Hay there

[bitwrx]

Eric Mc said:

hornetrider said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-16248179

Hay wagon crossing the line... lucky escape for those involved. How did the lorry come to be on the line though, there are barriers...

Google Maps

That's the last straw.

I knew that if anyone (apart from me) was going to spot it's obviously a straw wagon, then it would be Eric.

Top punnage as well, BTW.

[Hugo a Gogo]

did the driver manage to bale out in time?

[Puggit]

I guess we'll have to suck it and see

[993AL]

He must have thought he had stacks of time

[NoNeed]

The investigation team will be clutching at straws.

[carmonk]

I doubt it's cut and dried but you never know, someone might grass him up.

[Oldred_V8S]

It's be the one that broke the camel's back

[carmonk]

Then again, if he did break down he should have called the HayHay.

[GarryA]

I will see if I can find anything out......

[Hugo a Gogo]

well, you've got to say, you reap what you sow

[hornetrider]

Hugo a Gogo said:

well, you've got to say, you reap what you sow

Indeed. Looks like the train ploughed straight through the wagon.

[UnderTheRadar]

Those barriers come down so fast there's barley time to cross.

[GarryA]

GarryA said:

I will see if I can find anything out......

Looks like the tractor jumped the lights and the barrier came down between the tractor and trailer. By that time there would have been no hope of the train stopping, the driver would have had less around 10 seconds to react.

Auto crossings do not care what state the crossing is in, the train is coming if the crossing is working or not.

[jaybirduk]

Wheat ever next! He oat to be more careful where he drives that thing. I wonder if he's a cereal risk taker at crossings?

[BMWBen]

Any more for any more (straw)?

[Dracoro]

We should have a straw poll to see if we continue with these "jokes"