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BHP train crash driver sacked

THE driver of the runaway BHP train that has to be derailed last year has reportedly been sacked by the iron ore miner and is understood to be seeking to pursue an unfair dismissal claim.

The driver of the BHP train that derailed in November has reportedly been sacked.

The driver of the BHP train that derailed in November has reportedly been sacked.

According to media reports the driver was notified of his dismissal the week before Christmas. The train, comprising four locomotives and 268 cars fully loaded with iron ore, started to roll away from...

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