This footage was filmed and produced 4 March 2024.

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A shocking video compilation has surfaced, depicting three separate incidents of reckless behavior at level crossings, all occurring in March of this year. These incidents, captured on camera, serve as alarming examples of the dangers posed by disregard for safety protocols in the region.

In the first incident, which occurred on March 18, 2024, a van brazenly disregarded signals and lowered barriers at Blakedown level crossing in Worcestershire, causing significant damage by tearing down the barrier and dragging it across the crossing.

Less than a week earlier, on March 13, at Hartleybury level crossing, also in Worcestershire, a pedestrian forced their way through closed barriers, risking their own safety and potentially endangering others.

The video's third clip, dated March 4, 2024, captured a car ignoring signals and dangerously maneuvering around closing barriers at Langley Green level crossing in the West Midlands.

These incidents are not isolated occurrences. According to reports, there have been a staggering 60 cases of misuse at level crossings in the Midlands region since January 2024 alone. Among these, four were classified as 'near misses' involving pedestrians.

Over the past year, the issue of level crossing misuse has persisted, with 225 reported cases and 27 classified as 'near misses.'