Adelaide court: First court appearance for truck driver in fatal train derailment
A pensioner trucker has been granted bail by a magistrate after allegedly causing a fatal train derailment.
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A pensioner trucker has been granted bail by a magistrate after allegedly causing a fatal train derailment.
Kevin Pearson, 75, charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a crash on the Barrier Highway on Sunday, was released on $1,000 surety
A 75-year-old Queensland man who drove trucks to supplement his aged pension has been granted bail after a collision which derailed a freight train and killed two Port Augusta locomotive drivers.
The train driver at the helm of the fatal derailment from Sydney to Melbourne was not adequately notified of track changes, a report has found.
A Melbourne-bound train was travelling at up to 127km per hour when it derailed, killing two men and injuring passengers, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says.