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Collapse Issue 411 - 23 Jan 2017Issue 411 - 23 Jan 2017
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Rail crossing death
Accident highlights 'unresolved issue', says chamber
Tribute and condolences
Why the government shelved the level crossing project
Solution needed before more accidents, says Harris
Department declines to provide information
Proposal to limit hearings at Woy Woy courthouse
MacDonald calls for more consultation on court changes
Labor criticises court service loss
Celebrations at Woy Woy and Wagstaffe
Celebrations at Pearl Beach
Implement a dune plan, says community group
Group plans to continue lobbying for better roads
Association releases black spot survey
Marine Rescue kept busy
Local fishers would support 'buy local' campaign
Police target boating activities
Man charged with murder
Man dies at Umina beach
Teenager injured near Warrah Trig
Build more tourist accommodation, says Wales
Dry start to the year
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Peninsula lives matter
Proposed service station statement misleading
Performing arts in entertainment hub?
Consider flora and fauna on Australia Day
Pelicans don't wear T-shirts
Imperceptive and simplistic
A rip-off and wrong
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Skills to help people avoid suicide
Exercise after breast cancer
A grand master in Chinese health practice
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Classes resume at arts and crafts centre
International performers at folk club
Coloured pencil workshop
Solo performance at Umina cafe
Songwriters' conference deferred for a year
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Matt chosen to provide mechanical support in bike race
Ocean Beach to host Central Coast championships
First place in round five
Old and former members invited
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Pearl Beach pool dates to 1926
Life as a night telephone operator

Rail crossing death

An elderly man on a mobility scooter has died after being hit by a train at the Rawson Rd level crossing in Woy Woy.

Police said inquiries were continuing and a report was to be prepared for the Coroner.

Sydney Trains reported at 11:17am that trains had been suspended between Hawkesbury River and Gosford stations due to the fatality.

Police at the scene said the man went on to the crossing after the boom gates went down and the lights started flashing.

It was around 11am when he was hit by the northbound inter-urban passenger train.

Passengers, adults and children, had to be evacuated by emergency service personnel and passengers were transferred to buses.

Police said the man somehow became stuck or found himself in the middle of the rail crossing as the train approached and sustained fatal injuries.

Crime scene unit detectives and representatives from Sydney Trains were on the scene soon after the incident occurred and remained there for some time following the fatality.

Forensic experts were on site investigating why the man was in the path of the train and had not used the nearby pedestrian underpass.

The pedestrian underpass had been opened to the public in 2015 as stage one of the Rawson Rd Level Crossing Replacement Project, a project of the former Gosford Council with funding from Transport NSW.

The Public Transport Command of the NSW Police Service stated that due to formal identification issues and issues around the circumstances of such a serious accident, the name of the victim could not be formally released.

The Public Transport Command was in charge of the ongoing investigation into the incident.

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