The fatality at Barratt's Lane No1 foothpath crossing
Report name:
060721_R132006_BarrattLane
060721_R132006_BarrattLane
Incident date:
21 November 2005
21 November 2005
Category:
Heavy Rail
Heavy Rail
Summary:
On Monday 21 November 2005 a train travelling towards Nottingham observed a person on Barratt's Lane No.1 footpath crossing, shortly before Attenborough station. The driver sounded the train horn and braked, but struck the pedestrian on the crossing and fatally injured him. The pedestrian was knocked onto the opposite line where a second train, despite being given a visual warning to stop by the first train, was unable to stop short of the accident site and therefore passed over the body. The RAIB has made no recommendations in this report.
On Monday 21 November 2005 a train travelling towards Nottingham observed a person on Barratt's Lane No.1 footpath crossing, shortly before Attenborough station. The driver sounded the train horn and braked, but struck the pedestrian on the crossing and fatally injured him. The pedestrian was knocked onto the opposite line where a second train, despite being given a visual warning to stop by the first train, was unable to stop short of the accident site and therefore passed over the body. The RAIB has made no recommendations in this report.
