A group of women narrowly escaped with their lives after their car stalled in the middle of a level crossing in Hamilton moments before a train passed through.
Footage posted on TikTok, showed the four women quickly abandoning their car which broke down on the Grey St level crossing on Saturday afternoon.
The car was struck by a freight train seconds later.
A car was struck but a freight train seconds after those in it had escaped. Photo: TikTok
Police commended the women "for doing the right thing by exiting the vehicle and going to a safe area when they could".
In a statement, a KiwiRail spokesperson said the driver of the train had tried to brake but was unable to stop before hitting the car.
"KiwiRail reminds the public that the rail corridor is an unforgiving environment and although in this case no-one was injured, the consequences of a collision can be catastrophic," the spokesperson said.
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