An initial report by the RAIB into the Bedford rail crash, which killed a driver and injured over 100, suggests one train passed a red signal without stopping, while the other halted due to a warning system fault. Investigations continue into safety system failures.
A train driver passed a red signal moments before a fatal crash in Bedfordshire, investigators revealed. Shaun Burton, 60, died and 162 were injured when his London-bound train hit another. The stationary train had stopped unexpectedly due to a fault.
Investigators believe the driver in the Bedford rail crash passed a red signal and the train that hit him stopped due to a faulty warning system. The crash killed one driver and injured over 100 people.
A train driver died and over 100 were injured in a Bedford rail crash after passing a red signal. Investigators believe the train it hit had stopped due to a faulty warning system. The train's AWS may not have alerted the driver, and a TPWS system was reportedly absent.
