AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2006
Vic: Two dead, 40 injured in Victoria train crash
Two passengers are dead and about 40 people injured after a train crashed into a truck
at a level crossing in western Victoria yesterday afternoon.
Police say a man and a woman died when the two-carriage Melbourne-bound VLocity train
from Ararat hit the truck at the Ercildoun level crossing near Beaufort.
Of 39 people taken to the Base Hospital in Ballarat .. 34 have now been released.
A witness described the accident scene yesterday as a complete mess .. with the train
lying across the tracks .. and the truck completely demolished nearby.
Police say the driver of the semi-trailer .. who apparently has minor injuries .. has
been helping police with their investigations.
The 56-year-old train driver was airlifted to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne in a
critical condition.
People wanting information can phone V/Line's crisis call number on 136 196.
AAP RTV jat/lb/de/wz/goc/
KEYWORD: TRAIN (MELBOURNE)
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