Woman runs for her life after satnav leads her into path of a train

A Motorist leapt clear of her car with moments to spare after a satellite-navigation system led her into the path of a speeding train.

Paula Ceely watched in horror as the locomotive ploughed into her Renault Clio at over 60mph, then shunted the car half a mile down the track.

She said: 'I thought "The satnav knows where it's going" so I just followed the directions it was giving me. I drove up to a large metal gate but the satnav insisted it was the correct way so I opened it and drove through.'



When she left the car to close the gate she heard the sound of a train's horn and looked down to see she was standing on a railway track.

She recalled: 'I just had time to get out of the way as the train slammed into my car and carried on down the tracks.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said: 'Satnav systems are not infallible and we would advise people to use them with due caution.'