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[AlanB]

THE truck driver in the Kerang disaster hit the brakes about 20 metres before he slammed into a passenger train on Tuesday, killing 11 people.

Skid marks show Christiaan Scholl, 44, of Wangaratta, braked only seconds before the collision, and tried to steer the truck to the left to avoid the train.

The full story, along with pictures, can be found at the Sydney Morning Herald.

[CNJRoss]

AP via The New York Times, 6/7:

Truck Driver Charged in Train Crash

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A truck driver was charged Thursday following a collision with a train that killed 11 passengers at a southern Australian rail crossing, police said.

Christian Scholl, 48, was charged with culpable driving during a bedside hearing at a hospital in the city of Melbourne, Victoria state police spokesman Leigh Wadeson said.

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