MIDLAND RAILWAY (LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT)
Mr.WILLIAM THORPE asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention had been called to a fatal accident that occurred on Friday last at the level crossing on the Midland railway line at Bulwell, Notts, where two boys aged fourteen, were instantly killed by an express train; if he can state the number of fatal and other accidents that have occurred at the same level crossing; and whether he intends taking any action in the matter?
Mr BUXTON: I have received a notice of this accident , and am awaiting further particulars. The records of the Board of Trade for the last thirty years do not show that there has been any other accident at this crossing within that period.
Mr W. THORNE: Have the Board considered the desirability of doing away altogether with level crossings in certain parts of the country?
Mr BUXTON: That raises a rather big question. But I am glad to say that in this particular case this is the first accident that has occurred for thirty years.
1OO YEARS FURTHER ON DOWN THE LINE!
London and Southeast
RAIL SAFETY TEAMS across the country are hosting more than 100 aware events at level crossings including Cookham and Furze Platt in Maidenhead, to help educate people about how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.
Level crossings safety in Britain is among the best in Europe, despite this 9 people were killed at level crossings in the last year and 453 people were involved in a near miss,either as pedestrians or motorists. There were 10 collisions between vehicles and trains and a further 33 vehicles struck and damaged barriers.
These new figures have been published today (7 May 2013 ) by NETWORK RAIL, one of 45 world wide organisations supporting INTERNATIONAL LEVEL CROSSING AWARENESS DAY on 7 May 2013
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