10 Aug 2020

Veteran train drivers urge public to take care near tracks

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 10 August 2020

Warning: Some elements of this video may be disturbing to some viewers.

Train drivers are pleading with the public to be more careful at railway lines to prevent near misses and deaths.

Since 2013, 110 pedestrians and motorists have been killed in collisions with trains, and KiwiRail estimates there's roughly one near miss every day.

Jonathan Mitchell reports.