An investigation has been launched after a trackworker was killed by a train in Hertfordshire.
At around 9pm on Sunday, March 15, a train operated by East Midlands Railway struck and fatally injured a Network Rail employee on Midland Main Line between Radlett Junction and Elstree & Borehamwood station.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has now launched an inquiry and revealed further details about the incident.
According to the RAIB, the train was travelling at approximately 110mph on the Up Fast line when the accident occurred.
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A report by the authority reads: "The track worker was one of two members of staff who were carrying out track measurements on the adjacent Down Fast line, following an earlier embankment failure, and ongoing repair work.
"These measurements were taking place within a line blockage of the Down Fast line, while the Up Fast line remained open to rail traffic."
Its investigation will seek to identify the sequence of events which led to the accident, this includes:
- the actions of those involved and the factors that may have influenced them
- the way in which the work was planned
- how the risks associated with being on or near a railway line were being managed
- any underlying management factors
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