Cockle Train derailed after hitting truck at Middleton
UPDATED: A truck driver has been fined after colliding with a heritage ‘Red Hen’ train carrying passengers south of Adelaide.
The crash scene involving the heritage Red Hen and a truck today. Photo: CFS/Twitter
Police said the truck and train collided at about 10.20am this morning near Petersen Road, Middleton.
The impact turned the truck on its side, spilling its load of soil and leaking diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid.
The SA Country Fire Service said the train was carrying 15 passengers and had derailed on impact.
All passengers and the driver are now safely off the train, the CFS said, with the SA Ambulance Service “attending to some occupants, including the train driver, who have sustained minor injuries”.
Police said the truck driver had not been charged with an offence but was fined just over $600 for failing to give way.
Truck and Train Collision at Middleton – 14 June 2023 https://t.co/HV6D593LzX pic.twitter.com/Hf4B1i3SH6
— Country Fire Service (@CFSAlerts) June 14, 2023
Petersen Road was closed to traffic while emergency services worked to clear the scene but has since reopened.
In July last year, a car hit a Steamranger with 115 passengers at a Port Elliot level crossing.
–InDaily staff writers
