The union representing train drivers wants to see better safety at level crossings after the death of a bus driver this morning following a collision with a train near Palmerston North. Two people are still in hospital after the crash. Kiwirail says the train driver was sounding their horn when the crash happened.
The secretary of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, Wayne Butson wants the Government and Kiwirail to invest more in preventing level crossing collisions.
Forty one people were on board the bus when it collided with a train. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas
