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> **「（踏切{ふみきり}に）入っていって後{うし}ろで標識{ひょうしき}をなぎ倒{たお}して、前{まえ}の車輪{しゃりん}がおそらく線路{せんろ}に落{お}ちるという感{かん}じ。（Ｑ．何分{なんふん}くらい右往左往{うおうさおう}していた？）僕{ぼく}が見{み}てからは２０分{ぷん}」
> （目撃者{もくげきしゃ}）**

  1. "The front wheel probably fell on the track", if a car gets stuck on the railroad, wouldn't the front wheel get stuck on the track, not fall on it. So in Japanese, someone can say, "the tyres/vehicle fell on the track", instead of "the vehicle drove onto the track and got stuck"?

  2. Why did the witness say "go back and forth" for 20 minutes? So, an accident happens, and the witness spun in a circle back and forth for 20 minutes?
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What does 何分くらい右往左往していた？ mean?
They’re asking about the truck, not what the witness did. “How long did [the
truck] spun its wheels [trying to get out]”? would be my guess. Although if it
was indeed 20 minutes and the railway company was not notified in time to stop
the train that’s a bit hard to believe so it’s probably something else.
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1. I don't often hear 車輪が線路に落ちる, but some people may say it like that. I say 車輪が線路にはまる.

  2. First, the truck seems to have got stuck in a narrow road along the railroad. The truck seems to have been turning back a steering wheel some times there for 20 minutes. Then, the truck seems to have got stuck in the track.

Source: <https://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye3769935.html>
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