Car rolls onto train tracks at Featherston Station

Monday 3 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Mon 3 Nov 2025, 5:18pm

A vehicle accidentally rolled across a platform and onto the tracks at Featherston Station on Monday morning. The driver, Lee Carter, described the event as an innocent accident. A witness reported attempting to stop the runaway car as it crashed onto the railway lines.

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1. NZ HeraldMon 3 Nov 2025, 4:28pm

   Wairarapa woman describes trying to stop runaway car as it crashed onto train tracks (opens in new tab)

2. StuffMon 3 Nov 2025, 5:18pm

   ‘Funny place to park’: Car accidentally rolls onto train tracks (opens in new tab)