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02nd Oct 2013

Video: Cyclist barely avoids death at a level crossing

We have a feeling the cyclist in question left a few skid marks behind… if you know what we mean.

Oisin Collins

We have a feeling the cyclist in question left a few skid marks behind… if you know what we mean.

A cyclist over in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, had a seriously close call with a train recently, after she attempted to cycle through a level crossing even though the barriers were clearly down…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hNbelAHM0E

The train races past just inches away from the cyclist’s front wheel and as soon as the locomotive clears the crossing, which only takes a few seconds, the cyclist mops her brow in relief.

The incident occurred on September 12 just gone and police are currently searching for the woman so they can have a little ‘chat’.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police (BTP), said: “… this sort of thing is a criminal offence and people can be charged with failure to obey traffic signs or failure to stop.”

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