This is why we close the gates...

Yawns

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12471381

NI couple's car hit by train at Galway level crossing

The car's engine was ripped off in the collision
A County Fermanagh couple have escaped uninjured after their car was hit by a train at a level crossing in Galway.
Rachel McClean,19, and Ryan Jones, 20, drove onto the level crossing in Murrough around 1200 GMT on Monday.
Their vehicle was hit by the Dublin train which was en-route to Galway and travelling at 115km per hour.
The front of the car was smashed but the couple were unharmed.
The accident is being investigated by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit and Irish Rail.
Weekend break Irish Rail said initial indications show that the gates were left open by a previous user.
The couple, from Lisnaskea, who are both students at the South West College in Omagh were on a weekend break in the Irish Republic when the crash happened.
Mr Jones was driving Miss McClean's car and saw the train a split second before she did and threw the car into reverse.

That moved the car a little bit back. The front tyre burst when the train hit them and that may have saved them from being dragged in front of the train.
The engine at the front got ripped off but the couple, although shocked were not hurt.
"Absolute miracle" They were taken to hospital in Galway but were discharged after being examined.
Rachel's father, Willie said it was an "absolute miracle they are still alive".
"I got a text from my daughter on Monday to say their car had been hit by a train," he said.
"My blood ran cold when I read this but I was very relieved when I read that they were ok.
"They cheated death by two inches."

TL;DR

Don't be lazy it's not that long, go up and read it ya git

galwayrush

I don't think they are gates on that crossing, could be wrong though...

testicle

There are - "Irish Rail said initial indications show that the gates were left open by a previous user" - Their excuse is the warning signs were in Irish though.

Richard

testicle wrote: »

Their excuse is the warning signs were in Irish though.

Really?

phasers

I thought those gates were automatic, they are around here anyway

Micky Dolenz

phasers wrote: »

I thought those gates were automatic, they are around here anyway

Where do you live, Posh Town?

phasers

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Where do you live, Posh Town?

Eh, I think you'll find I live in Affluencia

rainbowdrop

Reminds me of this:

NSFW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SukTBSJJ4KM

Captain Havoc

Look at the road? It's a feckin boreen.

Micky Dolenz

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Look at the road? It's a feckin boreen.

I'd say you'd make an awesome stalker.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

How he **** do you not see a train until the last second when you're driving in the counry?

smk89

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

How he **** do you not see a treain until the last second when you're driving in the counry?

Hedges? It being dark? Not having the eyes of a hawk like you.

You should have heard all the engines going out by that way when it happened. I live about 15 minutes from there. The Galway Advertiser Facebook page posted images from the accident - they're quite large, but the quality and size show the damage caused.

http://omg.wthax.org/171825_10150103430896941_323864916940_6103182_3374374_o.jpg

http://omg.wthax.org/175341_10150103429991941_323864916940_6103175_5982641_o.jpg

They were bloody lucky!

El Guapo!

It'll buff out.............

Run_to_da_hills

What about the damage to the train?

I assume it was one of their latest 22,000 series DMU sets.

testicle

Richard wrote: »

Really?

Yeah, they were interviewed on BBC Newsline earlier.

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

What about the damage to the train?

I assume it was one of their latest 22,000 series DMU sets.

Who gives a testicle about the train, except maybe their insurance company!!

Debthree

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Look at the road? It's a feckin boreen.

Down in Cork we'd call that a motorway.

Debthree

testicle wrote: »

Who gives a testicle about the train, except maybe their insurance company!!

It's at times like this Mr Testicle delighted in his wise choice of username. 'Who gives a debthree about the train' simply doesn't work.

fergiesfolly

What I'd like to know is, what the hell were they doing down there in the first place. Its out of the way, theres nothing to see and it goes nowhere. I'm thinking someone was hopin for some backseat lovin..gigiddy!

COUCH WARRIOR

testicle wrote: »

Yeah, they were interviewed on BBC Newsline earlier.



Who gives a testicle about the train, except maybe their insurance company!!

The hard pressed tax payers of Ireland:mad: Even if it's insured, and I'd ask why if it is as insurance for damage to a train would make little sense, loss on profit sharing or future premia increases would mean it still costs the tax payers of Ireland:mad: The person who left the gate open should be tracked down and made pay.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

smk89 wrote: »

Hedges? It being dark? Not having the eyes of a hawk like you.

The damn things have bloody headlights and make noise, don't they? Also, 1200GMT is midday.

RussellTuring

"I got a text from my daughter on Monday to say their car had been hit by a train,"

Could she not spring for the price of a bloody phone call?

sandmanporto

always be cautious!

Lapin

http://omg.wthax.org/175341_10150103429991941_323864916940_6103175_5982641_o.jpg




Now I'm no expert but aren't cars meant to stop just before the red sign in that photo, and not immediately after it ?

Mahatma coat

The Signs I can see in that photo are in English

one clearly says
Have you Shut the Crossing Gates?
think safety

Now that Sign, coupled with the Stop sign, and the Dirty big TRAIN LINE in front of them should maybe have indicated to these idiots that they might just be sitting rather close to a level crossing.


Moral of the story, if you decide to hoof off down some Boreen for a bit of canoodling, check your surroundings before things kick off, ya never know you might be parked on a feckin train line :rolleyes:

ardinn

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Look at the road? It's a feckin boreen.

Forget the road - follow the road south and look at the gaff!!! Noice!!

Sparks43

COUCH WARRIOR wrote: »

The hard pressed tax payers of Ireland:mad: Even if it's insured, and I'd ask why if it is as insurance for damage to a train would make little sense, loss on profit sharing or future premia increases would mean it still costs the tax payers of Ireland:mad: The person who left the gate open should be tracked down and made pay.

They are ALIVE!!!!!!!!!


Would it make you feel better if they died and the taxpayer saved a cent or 2

ebixa82

Sparks43 wrote: »

They are ALIVE!!!!!!!!!


Would it make you feel better if they died and the taxpayer saved a cent or 2

No.

Run_to_da_hills

The driver probably saw the warning sign in advance and thought it was for a ladder.

http://i53.tinypic.com/mai44m.gif

galwayrush

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

The driver probably saw the warning sign in advance and thought it was for a ladder.

http://i53.tinypic.com/mai44m.gif

Maybe he thought the warning signs were warning about wearing protection, i mean, wtf else would a tourist be doing in a boreen at the back of a housing estate?

Dravokivich

testicle wrote: »

Their excuse is the warning signs were in Irish though.

Deleted User wrote: »

http://omg.wthax.org/175341_10150103429991941_323864916940_6103175_5982641_o.jpg

Stop sign clearly shown as bearla in that picture...

testicle

COUCH WARRIOR wrote: »

The hard pressed tax payers of Ireland:mad: Even if it's insured, and I'd ask why if it is as insurance for damage to a train would make little sense, loss on profit sharing or future premia increases would mean it still costs the tax payers of Ireland:mad: The person who left the gate open should be tracked down and made pay.

It's OK. They're forriners...

Dravokivich wrote: »

Stop sign clearly shown as bearla in that picture...

That's clearly Irish!

There's another sign, that was shown on the news. The notice type ones that tell you you're about to cross a level crossing with manual gates. It's as Gaeilge.

_feedback_

Heard Barry Kenny on the radio this morning talking about this. The impression he gave was that it was a crossing between a couple of fields with little more than a normal gate. He's giving them more credit than they deserve IMO. You'd want to be blindfolded to not realise there is a train track there.

Dravokivich

testicle wrote: »

That's clearly Irish!

Wasn't having a rib at you man, you just happened to say what the jist was about what they were saying.

testicle wrote: »

There's another sign, that was shown on the news. The notice type ones that tell you you're about to cross a level crossing with manual gates. It's as Gaeilge.

Yeah, may be a problem, but it was in English where it mattered.

Gunsfortoys

Insurance fraud FTW.