Measures to “shield workers” had been deliberate for an inspection carried out by a railway employee who was struck and killed by a practice, investigators have stated.
Tyler Byrne, 30, from Aldershot, Hampshire, was engaged on the tracks in south-west London on February 9 when he was hit by a South Western Railway practice travelling at round 76mph, the Rail Accident Investigation Department (RAIB) stated.
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He was one in all 4 Community Rail personnel inspecting moveable sections of monitor between Surbiton and Weybridge.
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The RAIB stated in an announcement: “The work was deliberate to happen whereas the traces had been open and with preparations in place to guard workers from practice actions.
“Our investigation will goal to determine the sequence of occasions which led to the accident and can embrace consideration of the actions of these concerned, the deliberate safety preparations, the planning of the work referring to the inspection of switches and crossings the place traces are open to visitors, and any related underlying components.”
Separate investigations are being carried out by Community Rail and British Transport Police.
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Community Rail chief govt Andrew Haines stated on the time that the times after the accident had been “extremely tough for the railway household”.
Ministers and union bosses referred to as for classes to be realized following Mr Byrne’s dying.
A report into the deaths of two monitor employees in South Wales on July 3 final yr discovered that Community Rail’s long-term failure to enhance security was an underlying issue.
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