an important issue in Missouri," said Rod Massman, MoDOT's administrator of railroads. "We are stepping up our efforts to educate motorists about rail safety to reduce injuries and save lives."

Between 2005 and 2006, the number of rail-highway public crossing collisions decreased from 62 to 58 and fatalities fell from 17 to six in Missouri. To date, there have been 11 collisions and four fatalities in 2007. However, the number of people injured or killed while walking on railroad tracks or other unauthorized areas of railroad property rose. There were 11 fatal trespassing injuries in 2006, compared to seven in 2005.

More than half of the highway-public rail collisions were at crossings with at least some combination of active warning devices. Fifty percent of the fatalities resulted from driving aroundBeyonce Smashes Apple iTunes Fastest Selling Record

Written by David Richards
17/12/2013 | 06:30 |
Category: MUSIC & VIDEO

The Apple iTunes store is alive and delivering record sales for Beyonce with her latest album notching up 828,773 albums in its first three days.

The surprise album from super star Beyonce Knowles which was only released last week has become the fastest-selling album ever on Apple's iTunes Store.

Apple on Monday issued a press release revealing the record album sales.The iTunes-exclusive album went gold in the United States in just three days, and it went number one in 104 countries including Australia.

Beyonce is Knowles' fifth studio album, and its surprise debut as an exclusive on Apple's digital music store shook the pop world and captured headlines over the weekend. Knowles released the project as