Three young rugby players were killed after a night out in a Brive night club. Travelling home in the early hours of the morning, in the fog they went between a road barrier and were hit by a train travelling the line from Brive to Rodez. Three were killed instantly and a fourth boy was thrown from the car and taken to hospital gravely injured. The boys were between 20 and 25 years old.
Martin Malvy, President of the region has expressed his shock and has passed on his sympathies to the families.
These level crossing barriers have caused numerous deaths and accidents over the years. We were once sitting having lunch on the terrace, at the Deux Rivieres in Laguepie when the barrier came down. An elderly lady, who was known to have memory problems came wondering through. The train stopped with a screech of brakes and missed her by a couple of feet. The driver shouted and swore at her but the lady shuffled on seemingly regardless. These barriers work well when every one has their senses about them, when they do not, disaster happens.
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