Man dies in railroad level crossing crash in Finland

Source: Xinhua| 2019-09-26 23:55:08|Editor: yan
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HELSINKI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A man driving a tractor was killed in a railroad crossing in west central Finland midday on Thursday, local media reported.

The accident occurred on a track connecting the town of Seinajoki with the Gulf of Bothnia port town of Kaskinen.

The man and his tractor were hit by two locomotives on a transfer without wagons. The crossing had no alert signaling or barrier systems.

Finland has 2,800 level crossings, but over 2,000 of these have no alert systems, media reports said.

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