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Collision at Yafforth level crossing

Level crossing collision between car and train on Wensleydale Railway, North Yorkshire, 3 August 2016.

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This item has been moved to the National Archives as RAIB has published its Safety digest describing this accident. See Safety digest 08/2016.

Yafforth level crossing

Image of Yafforth level crossing

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 not to conduct a full investigation, but to publish a safety digest.

The safety digest will shortly be made available on our website.

Published 17 August 2016