Feb 2001 · England, United Kingdom
Driver falls asleep, vehicle leaves motorway onto rail line; ten killed
- Safety
- Legal
A four-wheel drive towing a trailer left a motorway and ran onto a main rail line, where a passenger train struck it and collided with a freight train; ten people died and more than 70 were injured. The High Court found the driver fell asleep after no or almost no sleep in the previous 36 hours.
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