Incredible Survival After Car Collides with Train
A woman has miraculously walked away with only minor injuries after her car was struck by a train and completely crushed south of Brisbane. The dramatic incident occurred late Saturday night in the Logan suburb of Kingston, prompting a major emergency response.
Emergency Response at the Scene
Emergency services were called to Mayes Ave in Kingston around 10.30pm on Saturday after reports a vehicle had left the roadway. The car had rolled onto the train tracks directly into the path of an oncoming train. The driver, a woman in her 40s, was treated at the scene by Queensland Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries before being transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.
Remarkably, despite the vehicle sustaining extensive damage, the woman was able to walk away from the catastrophic collision. Approximately 100 train passengers and the train driver were all uninjured and declined medical assessment.
Major Transport Disruption and Cleanup
The crash caused significant disruption to the rail network throughout the night. A second train was stopped as a result of the incident, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. Three Queensland Fire and Emergency crews worked until midnight to help remove the wrecked car from the tracks.
Passengers from both affected trains had to wait on the opposite track for a replacement service. In a resourceful move, firefighters reportedly used a makeshift bridge to safely transfer passengers onto the new train. The extensive cleanup operation took emergency crews several hours to complete.
Queensland Rail suspended all Gold Coast and Beenleigh line services between Banoon and Beenleigh, replacing them with buses. Normal rail services did not resume until approximately 5.30am on Sunday, after the damaged vehicle was finally cleared and the tracks were declared safe.
