Villagers fear using level crossing after fatal crash

Kerry Coombes died and an eight-year-old girl remains in hospital after the June crash at Hoghton.
Rail Magazine

Barriers were raised at scene of fatal level crossing collision

Rail Accident Investigation Branch says automatic lights and alarms had not been activated at scene of fatal collision.

'Level crossings fault is not a safety issue'

Network Rail says it is working to fix the "protecting signal" fault in Cherry Hinton.
RailAdvent

Signalling could be at fault in fatal Lancashire crash? RAIB launches full investigation

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has announced that they have launched an investigation after a fatal crash between a ...
Lancashire Telegraph

Rail investigation update after fatal level crossing crash in Hoghton

An investigation into a fatal Hoghton level crossing crash has found that warning lights, alarms and barriers may not have been activated prior ...
Blog Preston

Half barrier level crossings are public risk, says Network Rail’s own safety assessments as petition launched to close Station Road

Half-barrier level crossings like the one where beloved Lancashire mum Kerry Coombes was killed are a significant public risk ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Rail crossings on the MS Coast are deadly. After long wait, leaders say new plan will help

Tired of collisions and near-misses with trains, the Mississippi Coast will soon start leveling high railroad crossings that often snare semi-trucks and which led to tragedy after a coach bus got ...