The ATSB is leading this safety investigation with the
assistance of a number of other organisations and agencies,
including the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, The
National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau was advised this afternoon of a serious incident involving a Qantas aircraft.
The ATSB has found that a collision between the Indian Pacific passenger train and a tip truck occurred when the driver of the truck drove into the side of the train at the Moloney Road level crossing in SA.
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation has found that a fatal level crossing accident at Back Creek in central western NSW at about 1830 on 10 March 2007 occurred when the semi-trailer driver drove into the path of an empty grain train.
The ATSB has found that a fatal collision between a Patrick Portlink freight train and a small passenger van occurred when the motorist drove into the path of the train at the Moloney Road level crossing near Virginia, SA.
The ATSB has found that the engine room fire on board the general cargo ship Baltimar Boreas off Newcastle, on 9 February 2007, started after diesel oil leaking from a failed fuel hose on one of the ship's generator engines ignited.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has been notified of an incident involving a Qantas Airbus A330 aircraft on a flight from Singapore to Perth.
A media conference discussing the progress of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mid-air single fatality accident on 27 August 2008 will be held tomorrow, Thursday 28 August 2008.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation is progressing.
The following is the text of the media briefing given by Ms Kerryn Macaulay, Director, Strategy and Capability, at 10am 14 November 2008.
