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Terrifying Footage Shows Near Misses At UK Level Crossings. This terrifying CCTV footage shows some of the incidents that have occurred on level crossings over the past year. The footage includes terrifying incidents whereby individuals narrowly miss being hit by a train, youths climb on a level crossing barrier as it goes up, a pickup truck ramming through a barrier, people taking dogs on the tracks and even a bike crash that occurs in the middle of a level crossing. Sam Pead, Network Rail’s Southern region level crossing manager, said: “While our railway is one of the safest in Europe, its critical people understand the dangers and potential consequences of misusing level crossings.” He added: “It’s frustrating we continue to see people recklessly risking their lives when crossing the railway.” The footage has been released to coincide with Network Rail Southern’s safety campaign launched to coincide with the UK school summer holidays.