Badly damaged front of CrossCountry passenger train at night

Freight driver sentenced to 8 months imprisonment for causing crash

Badly damaged front of CrossCountry passenger train Image Office of Rail and Road

A driver working for a British freight operator has been given a jail sentence for causing a crash with a passenger train. The accident, almost two years ago and during lockdown procedures, resulted in a freight locomotive colliding with a lightly loaded passenger train. Including the errant driver, seven people were involved. Despite extensive damage to both trains and the infrastructure, no injuries were reported. However, the courts gave no allowance for the lack of injury and handed down a custodial sentence.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Badly damaged front of CrossCountry passenger train at night

Freight driver sentenced to 8 months imprisonment for causing crash

Badly damaged front of CrossCountry passenger train Image Office of Rail and Road

A driver working for a British freight operator has been given a jail sentence for causing a crash with a passenger train. The accident, almost two years ago and during lockdown procedures, resulted in a freight locomotive colliding with a lightly loaded passenger train. Including the errant driver, seven people were involved. Despite extensive damage to both trains and the infrastructure, no injuries were reported. However, the courts gave no allowance for the lack of injury and handed down a custodial sentence.

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