Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Michael Bovell
Ref: 2015-0248
Date: 29 Jun 2015
Coroner: Andrew Walker
Area: London (North)
Responses identified: 0 / 1
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The RSSB Rule Book's provisions for stopping trains are insufficient, prioritizing potential train damage over human life. Even cautioned trains can strike individuals, highlighting a gap in preventing harm to trespassers on the line.
Date
29 Jun 2015
56-day deadline
24 Aug 2015 est.
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
The RSSB Rule Book's provisions for stopping trains are insufficient, prioritizing potential train damage over human life. Even cautioned trains can strike individuals, highlighting a gap in preventing harm to trespassers on the line.
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That the RSSB Rule Book allows trains to be stopped only in circumstances where a person who has trespassed onto the line person may cause damage to a train, but does not allow for trains to be stopped where the person may be in danger from a train other than to stop the train to place the train on caution That the train travelling been cautioned and reduced its speed still struck Mr Bovell
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Investigation and inquest
On the 22nd April 2015 ! opened an inquest touching the death of Michael Anthony Bovell 22 years old. The inquest concluded on the 26" June 2015_ The conclusion of inquest was "open", the medical case of death was Ia Multiple Brain Injuries
Circumstances of the death
On the 12*h April 2014 Michael Bovell at about 8.4Spm was in & car with two other people when he phoned the police to report a suicide initially telling the operator he was at Enfield Lock but was corrected by persons with him that he was at Brimsdown Rail Station_ Bovell left the car and scaled the fence and made his way onto the railway line_ The train driver was contacted by the signaller at Brimsdown Work Station him of a suicidal man in Brimsdown area. The driver was instructed to proceed at caution and slowed his train to 15 mph: The train driver failed to see Mr Bovell who was struck and run over by the train. Had the train been stopped by the signaller; (which is not permitted by the RSSB Rule book in these circumstances) , rather that the train driver being instructed to proceed on "caution" , the collision would not have occurred, the Mr telling the
Her Majesty's Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London (Harrow; Brent; Barnet; Haringey and Enfield)
Her Majesty's Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London (Harrow; Brent; Barnet; Haringey and Enfield)
Action should be taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you [ANDIOR your organisation] have the power to take such action.
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Report details
- Reference
- 2015-0248
- Date of report
- 29 June 2015
- Coroner
- Andrew Walker
- Coroner area
- London (North)
Responses identified
Responses identified
0 of 1
1 response not yet linked
Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 24 Aug 2015 (estimated).
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- Rail Safety and Standards Board