Narrow escape for motorist as train passes through raised crossing

A MOTORIST narrowly escaped death after an Iarnród Éireann train passed through raised barriers at a notorious railway crossing in Co Roscommon last year, it has emerged.

A report by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit describes the incident at the Ballymurray level crossing on the Athlone-Westport railway line as a “near miss”.

CCTV footage from a safety camera located at the level crossing dramatically shows that one car passed through it approximately two seconds before the train passed at around 70mph, while another car approached the crossing but came to a stop just in time.