Investigation into a member of staff hit by a train at Reading East, on 29 November 2007
At 04:52 hrs the Person in Charge of Possession handed back an engineering possession of the down and up relief lines between Reading East and Slough West. At 04:55 hrs train 5W01, a Class 165 diesel multiple unit running empty from Reading to Slough on the up relief line struck the person responsible for removing the protection at the Reading end of the possession as he was returning to the access point. He died from his injuries. There were no other casualties.
The RAIB’s initial examination indicates that neither the driving or condition of the train, nor the operation or condition of the signalling system, contributed to the accident.
The RAIB's investigation into the accident is proceeding independently of any parallel investigations by the safety authority, but the RAIB will share technical evidence as appropriate, subject to legal exclusions such as the identity and statements of witnesses.
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