Rail safety investigations & reports
Fatal Level Crossing Collision - Virginia, SA, 16 November 2007
Investigation number:
RO-2007-007
RO-2007-007
Status: Completed
Summary
At approximately 0935 on 16 November 2007 a small passenger van drove into the path of a Patrick Portlink freight train (6117) at the Moloney Road passive level crossing (Figure 1) near Virginia in SA. As a result of the collision, the two occupants in the van were fatally injured. The locomotive crew were shaken but not hurt. The train sustained minor damage but the van was destroyed.
General details
| Date: | 16 November 2007 | Investigation status: | Completed | ||
| Time: | CST | ||||
| Location: | Virginia | ||||
| State: | South Australia | ||||
| Release date: | 14 July 2008 | Occurrence category: | Accident | ||
| Report status: | Final | Highest injury level: | Fatal |
Train details
| Train registration | Train 6117 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of operation | Freight Train | |
| Damage to train | Minor | |
| Departure point | Adelaide, SA |
Injuries
| Crew | Passenger | Ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal: | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total: | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |