On February 18, 2007, at approximately 9:50 a.m. CST, westbound Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) Train Symbol 168D817 struck a southbound highway motor vehicle at the Old Centralia Lane highway-rail grade crossing located on the NS Illinois Division, West District at milepost (MP) 73.4W near Walnut Hill, in Jefferson County, Illinois. The driver of the automobile and two other occupants were fatally injured due to the collision. The automobile, a 1995 Lincoln Continental, was struck near the center of the drivers side and destroyed, with an estimated damage of $3,000. There were no injuries to the crew. The leading locomotive sustained no damage, and there was no derailment. At the time of the accident, it was daylight, clear, and the temperature was approximately 28F. The accident was caused by the failure of the motor vehicle driver to yield to the train.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2007-08, Norfolk Southern (NS), Centralia, Illinois, February 17, 2007


    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English