On 15/07/2019 19:10, Bob Pearce wrote:
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> I gather from the report that there was a bingle of not monumental proportions (the rear-ender was not that monumental given there were no injuries as such) but then the two I-dots remained stopped on the railway line to exchange details, instead of moving the cars clear.

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That's what the initial media reports said, but it seems that the police and/or the media got it wrong.

Today's Age has a very different story: https://tinyurl.com/y2y25e2v

Seems that the rear car pushed the front car onto the tracks moments before the train came through - fast action on the part of the car occupants and emergency brake application by the train driver gave them the key few seconds that saved their lives.

Mal Rowe - a bit skeptical on early media reports