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By Nandini Dhir
Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
The sole driver of the car, a man in his 20s, escaped with minor injuries. (X: Transport for NSW)
A car has veered off a bridge onto train tracks at Blaxland in the Blue Mountains.
The sole driver of the car, a man in his 20s, escaped with minor injuries.
FRNSW are carrying out a "complex operation" to remove the vehicle from the rail corridor.
A car has crashed off a bridge and onto train tracks causing lengthy delays for commuters in the Blue Mountains.
The car had veered off Great Western Highway at Blaxland before falling from a bridge and striking overhead wires and landing on its roof about 6am on Wednesday.
The sole driver of the car, a man in his 20s, escaped with minor injuries.
Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) said removing the vehicle would be a "complex operation" due to the 1,500-volt live electrical currents in the overhead powerlines.
All trains have been cancelled between Springwood and Emu Plains in both directions.
No Blue Mountain Train services are running from Blacktown, Parramatta or Strathfield.
NSW Trainlink West posted on social media that buses are replacing trains between Springwood and Emu Plains.
"The incident is expected to continue throughout the day, including replacement buses, so please allow extra travel time," NSW Trainlink West said. 
FRNSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said the overhead wires have been shut off for the retrieval of the vehicle and that the safety of emergency workers was the priority.
"Anytime you're going onto the rail corridor it is hard, it's dangerous," Superintendent Dewberry said.
"You can't get on it until you're sure, confirmed, the trains have been stopped."
An investigation into the circumstances behind the crash is underway.
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