Urgent action has been called for after a car and a Metro train crashed on a level crossing in Newcastle that has been branded “not fit for purpose”.
A Kia hatchback collided with a Metro train next to Callerton Parkway station on Thursday morning, with services suspended as recovery teams removed the damaged vehicle from the train tracks. While nobody was seriously injured in the incident, it is far from the first time that the level crossing on Callerton Lane has been at the centre of drama.
There were similar scenes in 2020, 2013, and 2007, while back in 1999 former Newcastle United defender Andy Griffin was involved in a crash between a train and his Porsche there. Unlike many railway crossings, there are no barriers that come down to block the Metro track at Callerton – with only warning signs and flashing lights to warn drivers that a train is approaching.
