LONDON — The U.K. Rail Accident Investigation Branch is looking into the March 15 death of a track worker on the Midland Main Line in Hertfordshire, England.
At around 9 p.m. local time, an East Midlands Railway train was traveling roughly 110 mph on the Up Fast line when it struck and fatally injured the worker between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood station. The train was travelling from Sheffield to London St Pancras, according to the BBC.
The track worker was one of two members of staff carrying out track measurements on the adjacent Down Fast line following an earlier embankment failure and ongoing repair work. RAIB officials said the measurements were taking place within a line blockage of the Down Fast line, while the Up Fast line remained open to rail traffic.
Our investigation will seek to identify the sequence of events that led to the accident. It will also consider the actions of those involved and the factors that may have influenced them, the way the work was planned, how the risks associated with being on or near a railway line were managed, and any underlying management factors.
The RAIB investigation is independent of any investigation by the railway industry or by the industry’s regulator, the Office of Rail and Road.
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