Rickydodah wrote:

Fortunately this is a farely rare occurrence in the UK. Many occupational crossings have been removed by Network Rail because of misuse and in the Southern region most with vehicular access are equipped with phones or have other controls to ensure safe working, but still misuse occurs. It is likely in this case that the crossing was misused and this terrible tragedy happened. I say likely but it may not be the case as I'm not familiar with this location but on the whole users can become quite complacent and ignore safe practices. As my day job involves the investigation of these types of incidents I must say that it could have been a whole lot worse and thankfully the loss of life was minimal. Whatever the cause my thoughts go to the families of those who have perished.