RO-1993-114

Passenger express train T201 Overlander, collision with a cyclist, Levin, 11 August 1993
Status
Closed
Occurrence Date
Report Publication Date
Jurisdiction
NZ
Legacy Inquiry Number
93-114
On 11 August 1993 a child cyclist who, while chasing a departing train along the station platform at Levin, lost control of his bicycle and became wedged between the train and the platform. The safety issues identified in the investigation were the supervision of station platforms as trains depart, the need for signs warning against cycling and similar activities on station platforms, and the promulgation of the statutory Railway Regulations.
Location
Levin (-40.621741,175.287855) [may be approximate]