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Nick Gibbs

Rail operator charged, faces big fine over fatal crash

A train driver died and two others were injured in the Queensland Rail crash near Rockingham. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Queensland Rail could face a multimillion-dollar fine over allegations of failing to comply with safety duties relating to the death of a train driver.

The June 2021 crash involved a collision between a Queensland Rail locomotive with the rear of a stationary Aurizon coal train at Westwood, about 45km west of Rockhampton.

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