Footage shows the moment a car was pulled off the tracks after being crushed by a train at a crossing. <br /><br />The black Suzuki SUV was removed after it was hit by the 0908 train from Saltburn to Nunthorpe, near Redcar Central station, on May 1. <br /><br />The crumpled bonnet of the car can be seen barely hanging on – with the front bumper dragging along the ground. <br /><br />Network Rail staff were on scene to clear the area. <br /><br />Passerby Stanley Binns, 75 - who captured the footage - said: “I took the video from the top of a supermarket car park which overlooks the crossing. <br /><br />“The accident had already happened, people told me it happened about an hour before. <br /><br />“They reckoned the crossing light wasn’t working and the driver drove on and the train hit the side of it. <br /><br />“When I got there you could see the end of the train sticking out.” <br /><br />Karen Duffy, Operations Director for Network Rail's North & East route, said: "Following a low-speed collision between a train and a car at West Dyke Road level crossing, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch have opened an investigation and we will support them throughout this process.<br /><br />“Thankfully, there were no injuries to people in the car, the train, the general public or railway colleagues, and I am grateful to the police, paramedics and other emergency services who responded to the incident with speed and professionalism.<br /><br />“Both the road and railway are now open again, albeit with disruption likely for the rest of the day to the trains. <br /><br />"I’d like to thank passengers, road users and the wider Redcar community for their patience while we worked to safely reopen the railway and road.”
