A stark warning has been issued about the dangers of misusing level crossings after 90 near misses in Kent, Sussex and Wessex in the last year.
A stark warning has been issued about the dangers of misusing level crossings after 90 near misses across Kent , Sussex and Wessex in the last year.incidents of level crossing misuse in Wessex in the last yearincidents of misuse at level crossings in Kent in the last yearLatest figures show there were 466 incidents of level crossing misuse and 28 near misses at level crossings across Network Rail 's Wessex route in the last financial year .
This represents an 18% decrease in the number of misuse incidents and a 13% decrease in the number of near misses on the previous year.Bax =11 incidentsWhitehall =5 incidentsOn Network Rail’s Kent route, the community safety team has set up a dedicated safety centre in Margate which is believed to be the only one of its kind in the country, offering schools, clubs and groups the opportunity to learn about railway safety through interaction.
"Across the Southern region trains can travel as fast as 140mph and are largely powered by the third rail which carries more than enough electricity to kill or seriously injure and is always on. "Since the school education programme began in 2018 we have spoken to over 125,000 young people across the Wessex route about rail safety.
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