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Train speeds past car during near miss on the railway line from Rye to Ashford  |  Updated: 16:53, 18 December 2020 A video shows the moment a car narrowly avoids being hit by a train at a level crossing. The driver of the Volkswagen ignored the flashing red lights and stopped just short of the railway line from Rye to Ashford and within the level crossing boundary. Watch: The moment the train came through the crossing The barriers then came down on the car and the driver decided not to proceed over the railway, or to exit the crossing area for his own safety.

The Volkswagen driver ignored the red flashing lights for the crossing in East Sussex. Video footage shows how the vehicle managed to stop about a yard away from the tracks. The barrier from the level crossing had come down onto the roof of the car. Footage showed the vehicle first attempting to back up, before the motorist got out of the car. A huge Network Rail freight train then passed by, with the Volkswagen stranded. The incident happened on the A259 at East Guldeford in East Sussex on November 28. It was the tenth near miss at a level crossing in Sussex since June.