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Signalling could be at fault in fatal Lancashire crash? RAIB launches full investigation
Preliminary findings say the crossing warnings and half-barriers did not activate before the train struck Kerry Coombes’s car, leaving her daughter critically injured.
- On June 25, social worker Kerry Coombes, 33, died when a train struck her vehicle at the Station Road level crossing in Hoghton, Lancashire; her eight-year-old daughter remains in a 'critical but stable condition'.
- Preliminary findings from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch revealed that road traffic lights and the audible alarm 'had not been activated' at the time, with half-barriers raised when the train passed.
- The RAIB is independently examining the collision sequence, noting the 7.51am Northern service from Colne to Preston passed a green signal before impact and will evaluate risk management at the crossing.
- Following the incident, more than 900 people signed a petition calling for the crossing's closure, while Lancashire County Council leader Stephen Atkinson described Coombes as 'highly respected and dedicated'.
- The British Transport Police are investigating the crash alongside the RAIB, which will publish findings and safety recommendations at the conclusion of its independent inquiry.
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