{"id":697,"date":"2018-11-22T07:43:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T07:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=697"},"modified":"2018-11-22T07:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T07:43:17","slug":"rail-safety-worker-killed-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/rail-safety-worker-killed-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Rail safety worker killed by train"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is trying to discover why a worker was killed placing warning lights on the track.<\/p>\n

The worker died earlier this month when he was struck by a train at Stoats Nest Junction, between Purley and Coulsdon South stations on the main line from London to Brighton.<\/p>\n

He had been contracted to carry out protection duties in connection with engineering work on the railway.<\/p>\n

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This involved placing red lamps and detonators (explosive audible warning devices) on two tracks.<\/p>\n

After completing this duty the victim was walking south along the down slow line when he was struck by a passenger train which had crossed over from the down fast line and was travelling at about 70 mph.<\/p>\n

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The RAIB\u2019s investigation will identify the sequence of events which led to the accident and will consider:<\/p>\n