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Adrian Black

Traction system failure in Vic train crash

An adhesion system failure has been identified as causing a train to crash into a Ballarat crossing. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A passenger train crashed into a level crossing in western Victoria after its sanding system failed to boost traction in wet conditions, an accident investigator has found.

The three-car, V/Line VLocity service was carrying two passengers and the driver when it smashed into a level-crossing gate in Ballarat in May, 2020.

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