Collision between a car at a standstill and a "pushed" manoeuvre

In the afternoon of 19 June 2007, during manoeuvres in the bundle of the train formation facility of Genk Goederen, while executing a pushed manoeuvre the pushed wagons heavily collide with a car at a standstill on bundle 5.
The collision happens around 3.40 p.m. during which the concerned rolling stock derails and as a result of the severe shock the terrain operator is pressed between the first wagon of the pushed series and the hit wagon at a standstill.
Date
19/06/2007
Type of train
Freight
Place
Genk
Status
Closed
Level
1 - Serious
Dangerous goods
N/A
Keywords
Genk
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