Man jumps out of car just before it got hit by train

Police are investigating after a Tasmanian man jumped out of his car at a level crossing, narrowly avoiding being hit by a train.

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00:00 This morning a very, very close escape. A man was on the train tracks in his car, managed

00:08 to jump out of the car just before a train came and pushed it 60 metres along the train

00:15 tracks. Police are saying the man had tried to avoid an obstacle in the road and got stuck

00:21 on the tracks but managed to escape in time. There was two people in the cab of the train

00:27 and it being Tasmania and very dark at 6 o'clock in the morning, they of course weren't sure

00:32 if the person had got out or not. But the good news is he did escape. Those two people

00:39 are at the end of their shift and have gone home and are being supported. And Tasrail

00:44 is pushing a safety message to motorists around the place. Please stay alert and pay attention

00:52 to the signs and the level crossing signs in Tasmania. We have a lot of level crossings

00:56 here. Police are also saying however the line markings on the road are fairly faint and

01:03 it is something that happens fairly frequently in this region, although thankfully no tragic

01:09 incidents as yet on this crossing.

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