South coast steam train prang
A mother and two children have escaped injury after their car hit a SteamRanger train at Port Elliot this afternoon.
Jul 12, 2022, updated Jul 12, 2022
File photo of a SteamRanger train at Middleton.
Police said a car and the historic train collided at a level crossing on Basham Beach Road at about 1230.
The car driver, a 43-year-old woman, and her two children aged 11 and 13 were shaken but not injured.
There were no reported injuries to the 115 people onboard the train.
Traffic and train services were disrupted until the car was towed away and the scene cleared. The road has since reopened.
Police said the car driver will be handed an expiation notice for failing to give way.
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