RailIncident

FRA Incident

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident

2017-04-24 · EDGEWATER, VOLUSIA, FLORIDA

Event ID
F57:FECX09042417201704
Date
2017-04-24
Time
11:05 PM
Event Family
FORM57
City
EDGEWATER
County
VOLUSIA
State
FLORIDA
Highway
VOLCO ROAD
Location Quality
exact_crossing_join
Location Method
form57_crossing_join

Crossing History: 271982W

Narrative

DRIVER REPORTED HE WAS TRAVELING EAST ON VOLCO ROAD WHEN HIS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND BECAME DISABLEDAS HE ATTEMPTED TO TRAVEL OVER THE CROSSING. ATTEMPTS TO START VEHICLE WERE MADE BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WHEN DRIVER SAW APPROACHING TRAIN, HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF TRACKS BUT WAS UNABLE TOAND DRIVER BEGAN TO RUN WEST ON VOLCO ROAD. TRAIN WAS PLACED INTO EMERGENCY BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOPPRIOR TO IMPACT STRIKING UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.

Event Measures

Crossing Users Injured
0
Crossing Users Killed
0
Employees Injured
0
Employees Killed
0
Passengers Injured
0
Passengers Killed
0
Total Injured Form 55a
0
Total Injured Form 57
0
Total Killed Form 55a
0
Total Killed Form 57
0
Vehicle Damage Cost
$0.00

Contributing FRA Reports

FECX09042417201704 · Florida East Coast Railway Company

2017-04-24 · X09042417 · 271982W

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