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Rail firm fined £1m over train passenger's death
Great Western Railway was fined £1 million and ordered to pay over £78,000 after failing to act on known safety risks that led to a passenger’s fatal injury in 2018.
- Great Western Railway has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay over £78,000 in costs after pleading guilty to health and safety breaches related to the death of Bethan Roper.
- Bethan Roper, 28, died after being struck by a tree branch while leaning out of an open window on a service operated by GWR traveling at 75 mph.
- The Office of Rail and Road stated that her death was a preventable tragedy, emphasizing the need for train operators to manage risks effectively.
- An investigation found that GWR failed to produce a risk assessment for droplight windows until September 2017, despite previous incidents highlighting safety risks.
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£1m fine for rail company after woman killed sticking head from train window - Birmingham Live
Bethan Roper, 28, was on her way back from a Christmas shopping trip with friends when she poked her head out of the window on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at 75mph
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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