Train Collides With Car At North Tipperary Level Crossing.

The 9:00am Ballybrophy to Limerick (via Nenagh) train; same carrying 16 passengers and two crew members; (the driver and a ticket checker), were on board the train, which collided with a motor vehicle on the user-operated level crossing, just west of Nenagh town at around 10:00am this morning.

It is understood that two persons were seated in the car at the time of the collision, but reports state that while they suffered from severe shock, thankfully neither were otherwise seriously injured. Passenger on board the train are also understood to have received no serious injuries.

Emergency services, including Gardaí, were alerted and attended at the scene, while later a bus was arranged to transfer train passengers to their original destinations.
The Railway Accident Investigation Unit at the Department of Transport were also notified.