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Shocking footage shows the moment a high-speed train missed a man by seconds after he casually climbed a level crossing barrier and walked across the tracks.

Shocking footage shows the moment a high-speed train missed a man by seconds after he casually climbed a level crossing barrier and walked across the tracks.

Network Rail released the video of the man, wearing a dark hoodie and with a drawstring bag on his back, scaling the safety barriers in Oldbury, West Midlands.

Track and drainage improvements are being made which will help make journeys more reliable for passengers in the future.

A safety warning has been issued ahead of the Easter period following incidents of dangerous behaviour at level crossings in Worcestershire.

A dog walker forced his way through barriers of a level crossing near Blakedown Station moments before a train was coming.

A dog walker ignored warning signals at a level crossing in Worcestershire, narrowly avoiding being hit by an oncoming train, shocking CCTV footage from 13 February shows. The pedestrian is seen pushing through the safety barrier and crossing the railway with only seconds to spare before a West Midlands Railway train comes to a stop short of Blakedown station. Network Rail said there was never any excuse for “reckless” behaviour seen in the footage. Natalie Stretton, head of operational risk...

CCTV has been released to highlight the “reckless” behaviour of a dog walker caught on camera walking through the barriers at a level crossing…

The 'reckless' behaviour has been condemned by National Rail who says that the dog walker had just 'seconds to spare' before disaster would have struck in Worcestershire

Shocking footage shows the man blithely walk through barriers at Blakedown station in Worcestershire, while ignoring flashing red lights.