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Expert to probe fatal train smash

Source: ABC News
Published: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:34 AEDT
Expires: Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:34 AEDT

An independent expert is to investigate whether a faulty signal contributed to a tilt train crash that killed two people at Cardwell in far north Qld.

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, rail-accidents, qld, cairns-4870, cardwell-4849

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