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17/10/2005
No criminal charges over Potters Bar rail crash
There will be no manslaughter charges brought over the Potters Bar rail crash, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.
The CPS said that there was no “realistic prospect of conviction” for charges of gross negligence manslaughter against any staff from operators Railtrack – now Network Rail – and engineering firm, Jarvis, or the firms.
Seven people – six passengers and one pedestrian were killed and more than 70 injured after a train derailed at Potters Bar station in Hertfordshire in May 2002.
A report published by the Health and Safety Executive in 2003 said that poorly maintained points had caused the accident.
The report also ruled out sabotage, saying that no solid evidence had been found to suggest any deliberate interference.
The CPS said that the case would be referred to the Health and Safety Executive, to determine whether any charges can be brought under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
(KMcA/SP)
The CPS said that there was no “realistic prospect of conviction” for charges of gross negligence manslaughter against any staff from operators Railtrack – now Network Rail – and engineering firm, Jarvis, or the firms.
Seven people – six passengers and one pedestrian were killed and more than 70 injured after a train derailed at Potters Bar station in Hertfordshire in May 2002.
A report published by the Health and Safety Executive in 2003 said that poorly maintained points had caused the accident.
The report also ruled out sabotage, saying that no solid evidence had been found to suggest any deliberate interference.
The CPS said that the case would be referred to the Health and Safety Executive, to determine whether any charges can be brought under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
(KMcA/SP)
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