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Golden Level Crossing Gates 2010
The 2010 Golden Level Crossing Gates award was given to the Järva County Rescue Department of the Western Estonian Rescue Centre. Yesterday, April 27, 2010 was held the fifth gratitude event of NPO Operation Lifesaver Estonia (OLE) where the Golden Level Crossing Gates award was presented to the Järva County Rescue Department of the Western…
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Press Release, 26 April 2010
The Railway Safety Week launched today reminds that red traffic light forbids driving also at railway level crossings. The main message of the current Railway Safety Week launched on Monday is “RED IS RED”. The objective of the campaign is to remind people that the red light in the traffic lights at a railway crossing…
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Lorry Driver Dies in Collision with Train
Today, in the morning of on 16 April 2010 was killed a lorry driver who drove at a level crossing with no gates in front of the Tallinn-Viljandi passenger train. According to preliminary information, a Man lorry drove to the Tammemäe level crossing at 8.20 AM and was hit by the passenger train, explained the…
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Man Dies under Train Wheels in Kadrina
In the evening of 3 March 2010 a middle-aged man got hit by a freight train in Kadrina station, Lääne-Viru County and died. Information about the accident was received by the emergency centre of Eastern Police Prefecture at 6.40 PM and it said that a 54 years old man was hit by a freight train…
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Man Hit by Train in Tallinn Dies in Ambulance Car
Today, on 7 February 2010 at 4.20 PM a train accident occurred in Järve, Tallinn. A 32 years old man was hit by the Keila-Tallinn passenger train and died some minutes later in the ambulance car, told the PR Officer of Northern Police Prefecture. The PR Officer explained that the accident took place behind Järve…
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Train and Car Collide at Klooga
On 20 February 2010 occurred an accident at Kloogaranna level crossing: a car drove in front of an electric train. Traffic was disturbed. Elektriraudtee’s spokesperson Tiiu Tammoja told the web edition of the Õhtuleht that no train passengers were hurt but there is no information yet about the car driver. Due to the accident was…
