Passenger has serious injuries after incident at Great Central Railway

The passenger was leaving the train when they sustained the injury.

The Government's Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating an incident at Loughborough's Great Central Railway station.

On the 14th of January, a passenger lost their footing whilst leaving a train and sustained a serious injury.

The Government report states that 'the accident occurred just after the train had stopped and as the passenger was alighting from the leading door of the train’s leading coach. The train stopped in a position which meant that this door was adjacent to the ramped part of the platform, which is not intended for public use.'

Their investigation will look at the events that led to the accident and will consider:

• the actions of those involved and anything which may have influenced them
• the methods of working used when trains call at Loughborough Central station, including the status of the platform train interface
• the arrangements in place to manage and control the risks associated with passengers boarding and alighting from trains on the Great Central Railway
• any underlying management factors.

 Great Central Railway has told Fosse 107 that they are cooperating with the investigation.