A van rolled down a hill and crashed through a railway level crossing barrier after a pet dog chewed through the handbrake cable, according to its owner.
The work vehicle careered down the road before smashing through the gates beside Knaresborough Station and hitting a Victorian signal box, causing major disruption to services between Harrogate and York.
Speaking to the BBC, the van driver, who did not want to be named, said he had got out of the van and left his French bulldog, Reggie, inside when he saw it roll away down Kirkgate.
He said: “I’m just thankful no-one was injured and also that Reggie was not hurt.”