The design of a Brisbane train crossing where a woman was killed did not meet the Australian standard, a preliminary report by the transport safety bureau has found.
A report released by Australian Transport revealed that the boom barrier at Lindum station did not extend to the edge of the traffic island leaving a 3.1m gap. According to the report, this meant “a normal road vehicle could turn right from Lindum Road on the correct side of the turn line and easily pass to the right of the lowered boom barrier (as occurred in the case of this accident)”
Brisbane Civic Cabinet Infrastructure chair David McLachlan has stated that “improvements were underway at the site, which included the installation of new and extended median islands, enhanced line marking and road resurfacing through the level crossing.”