Wellington daily travellers are being warned to expect delays today after heavy rain hit the city, causing several landslides, contributing to a head-on crash between two trains and closing the North Island's main rail line.
The two trains, carrying a total of 60 people, collided near Plimmerton, North of Wellington, about 3.15pm yesterday after the north-bound train hit a slip and de-railed into the path of the southbound train.
Three passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries. Kiwi Rail spokesperson Nigel Parry said the two drivers, who coincidentally were father and son, were both uninjured and will be off work to give them time to cope with the incident.
It took several hours to unload the passengers, 40 from the northbound train and 14 from the southbound train due to poor weather and the danger of exposed wires.
Hope the weather gets better and all the people who were on the train recover from their minor injuries.
1 comment:
Did you know that both the train engineers (drivers) were related.
No lies. They were father and son.
Scary.
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