UNTU Urges All Drivers To Stop At Railway Crossing

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UNTU Urges All Drivers To Stop At Railway Crossing

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UNTU Urges All Drivers To Stop At Railway Crossing
A driver of Transnet Freight Rail was injured recently after a Transnet motor vehicle was hit by an approaching train at a railway crossing in Bayhead in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. It was reported that the train crew adhered to the emergency procedures and hooted, however the Transnet motor vehicle still crossed the railway line directly in front of the approaching train...

Steve Harris, General Secretary of United National Transport Union (UNTU), says employees of Transnet and the public, especially pedestrians and drivers, need to adhere to the road safety signs issued in terms of the Road Safety Act. “Unfortunately, far too many of our road signs get stolen or vandalised. Therefore motorists and pedestrians must always stop to check if it is safe before they cross a railway line, irrespective of whether there are signs”...
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