Track worker struck by a road-rail vehicle at Braybrooke
Track worker struck by a road-rail vehicle at Braybrooke, Northamptonshire, 6 February 2024.
The type of road-rail vehicle involved in the accident (image courtesy of SPL Powerlines UK).
During the early morning of 6 February 2024, a track worker was struck and injured by a road-rail vehicle (RRV) while working in a possession on the Midland Main Line near to Braybrooke in Northamptonshire.
The track worker was walking along the track and directing the movement of another RRV on an adjacent line when they were struck. As a result of the accident, the track worker sustained a leg injury which required hospital treatment.
We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this accident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest.