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Family Flees from Car on Level Crossing After Getting Trapped in Path of Train

July 4, 2012


Family Flees from Car on Level Crossing After Getting Trapped in Path of Train Incredible moment family flees from car on level crossing after getting trapped in path of train when they ran a red light A family narrowly escaped disaster after their car got stuck on a level crossing with a train approaching, forcing them desperately flee the vehicle. Elderly people and children were among up to six people in the people carrier after the driver ran a red light leaving them trapped between the automated barriers. Father-of-three Jawad Hassan, 32, has been banned from driving for 18 months after he sparked panic at the busy crossing last August CCTV footage show children and elderly people fleeing from the Seat Alhambra and Hassan smashing the vehicle through the barriers to safety. Bradford Crown Court heard how Mr Hassan of Bradford, West Yorkshire tried to run the red flashing lights at 2.14pm on August 20 in his full people carrier. Another driver who had stopped at the crossing had to step in to get the elderly passengers to safety. Mr Hassan told the police: 'I did not mean to cross the barriers. I knew it was wrong. It just happened.' His barrister, Khadim Al'Hassan, said that what Mr Hassan had done was 'silly and foolish but not deliberate.' 'He had a full car of passengers and, immediately they got out, panic set in. Mr Hassan was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with 150 hours of unpaid work. He is banned from driving for 18 months and must take an extended retest before getting back behind the wheel. The barriers were repaired at a cost of

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