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There are many railway crossings in Auckland, without safety barriers or bars. Then they wonder why there are accidents. They do have bells and warning signs.
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 7:49a.m.
A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in South Auckland this morning.
This incident happened about 200m south of Middlemore Station at around 6:55am.
The person died at the scene.
No trains are running in either direction on this line at the moment while emergency services complete their response.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/Fatal-accident-at-Auckland-train-station/tabid/423/articleID/237037/Default.aspx#ixzz1mGJYAsd9
From the NZ Herald
"A person has been hit and killed by a train in Auckland this morning.
Emergency services were called to Avondale Train Station just after 7am, a police spokesman said.
Train service were majorly impacted on the western line this morning but should be back to normal by lunch time.
Auckland Transport spokeswoman Sharon Hunter described the fatality as a "tragic event".
"Trains are back and running on the western line again and hopefully will only be delays for the next hour.""
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10728945
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