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Traffic Car driver gets caught between railroad barriers in Uster and is lucky

SDA

24.3.2025 - 17:30

The driver of the car caught between the railroad barriers was very lucky.
The driver of the car caught between the railroad barriers was very lucky.
Keystone

A car got caught between the lowering railroad barriers in Uster ZH on Monday morning. The 54-year-old Bulgarian at the wheel escaped with a fright.

Keystone-SDA

24.03.2025, 17:30

He managed to park his vehicle parallel to the tracks. This enabled him to create the minimum distance required for the train to pass without colliding.

The city police are investigating how the man got into this predicament. The driver will be reported to the Uster district attorney's office, they announced.

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