The ATSB has commenced a transport safety investigation into a collision between a B-double truck and a city-bound Queensland Rail suburban passenger train near Runcorn, Queensland on Thursday morning.
As reported to the ATSB, the truck was travelling south on Bonemill Road and entered the level crossing to turn left onto Beenleigh Road. While negotiating the turn, the truck became stuck, with its rear trailer obstructing the level crossing.
The driver of the passenger train, which was travelling from the Gold Coast towards Brisbane, applied emergency braking before the train collided with the rear of the truck a short time later.
The train and truck driver were uninjured, and there was one train passenger injury reported.
The ATSB requests anyone with footage of any part of the accident sequence to provide it via atsb.gov.au/witness.
A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation. Should a critical safety issue be identified during the investigation, the ATSB will immediately notify relevant parties, so that appropriate safety action can be taken.