Train derailment - at least one dead :(

One of the dead was apparently in the car - according to the BBC, so that's looking less likely.

These crossings should have pressure sensors and cameras...

Just because he died doesn't mean he didn't put the car there on purpose. There has been talk of it possibly being suicide which would be terrible if it was true.

Just because he died doesn't mean he didn't put the car there on purpose. There has been talk of it possibly being suicide which would be terrible if it was true.

I hope for the family of the person in the cars sake that that isn't true - it's hard enough when a loved one takes their own life (believe me), without having the knowledge that they killed 5 others at the same time

"The driver was intent on suicide" (Chan 4 news)
So sad.

As far as the person would know, the collision wouldn't be enough to derail the train but would be enough to kill them.

But still how harsh a way is that to try and kill yourself. If the train hadnt derailed and everyone on board had been ok, imagine how the train driver would feel.

yeh some guy jumped on to the track infront of the trainat a local station infront of the chester to liverpool train the other week..my friend got of the train and he was on the track shouting stuff..must have been awful for the driver

These crossings should have pressure sensors and cameras...

Actually, that's not entirely true. Birmingham is the hub of the national railway network - and has a greater density of track than anywhere else in the country.

Death toll now 7.

In this day in age, when every Tom, Dick and GHarry is under CCTV coverage, there is no excuse not to have camera coverage all unmanned crossings...

No way what station? Rock ferry maybe?!

further to that! on my way back up to uni, there was another person wanting to commit suicide holding everyone up.

What good would it do? The barriers go down, the signal goes green, the train passes the signal, someone drives onto the crossing, there is no way of telling the driver to stop, the train hits the car.

And there is an excuse: it is too expensive. That's why we have automatic crossings, instead of all of them being controlled, and it wouldn't prevent yesterday's accident.