‘A bit disturbing’: investigations launched after freight train collides with excavator in Brisbane

Aurizon confirms driver was not injured in crash at Fairfield station on Saturday night

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Rail regulators are investigating whether laws were breached during a serious" train crash in Brisbane, after a freight train ploughed into an excavator at Fairfield station on the weekend.

The rail line was completely closed for 12 hours to accommodate works on Cross River Rail on Saturday.

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