A freight train has derailed after crashing into a truck’s trailer in the NSW Riverina region, injuring three people. The truck was crossing tracks in Old Junee, north of Wagga Wagga, on Wednesday morning.
The driver of the truck and two train drivers were taken to Wagga Wagga Base Hospital with minor injuries.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Lindel Carey said the outcome could have been much worse.
“We arrived to find that a freight train had collided with the truck’s trailer at a level crossing, causing the train to derail,” she said in a statement.
“We assessed three men, including the driver of the truck and two train drivers. Their injuries were minor and they were taken to hospital as a precaution.
“It’s always concerning when we’re called to incidents involving heavy vehicles. Thankfully, the train was carrying cargo and no one was seriously injured in this instance.
“It’s always concerning when we’re called to incidents involving heavy vehicles.
“Thankfully, the train was carrying cargo and no one was seriously injured in this instance.”
The train was travelling to Coolamon on the Junee-to-Griffith section of the Country Rail Network, managed by UGL Regional Linx (UGLRL), the group appointed by Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to deliver the operations and maintenance of the network’s rail infrastructure.
A Transport for NSW spokesperson said both freight and passenger train services on the railway line would be disrupted while the track remains closed for repairs.
