This level crossing is among Melbourne’s most dangerous. Plans to remove it have riled the community

Debate rages over a major change set for the heart of Yarraville. Many traders are bracing for a financial hit and a family ...

Barriers on level crossing were UP when train smashed into car killing mum, 33, & injuring daughter, 8, probe finds

BARRIERS on a crossing were raised when a train smashed into a car – killing a mum and injuring her daughter. Kerry Coombes, ...

Driver killed and child fighting for life after train crashes into car at level crossing

A PERSON has died and a child is fighting for their life after their car was hit by a train at a level crossing. The car travelled at least 100 yards down the track after the collision, witnesses ...

Mum killed and daughter critically injured after railway crossing lights failed

Kerry Coombes died at the scene of the incident near Preston, while her eight-year-old daughter, who was a passenger in the ...

Level crossing's warnings 'failed before fatal crash'

Kerry Coombes died and an eight-year-old girl remains in hospital after the June crash at Hoghton.

Lancashire train crash recap: Driver dead and child fighting for life as 'train hits car' at crossing

Emergency services rushed to Station Road, Hoghton, this morning following a collision at a level crossing between a car and a train, with a person dying and a child fighting for their life ...