Risks at dangerous level crossing were not identified

IARNRÓD Éireann failed to effectively identify and manage the ongoing risks at a level crossing where a farmer was struck by a train and killed last year.

The Railway Accident Investigation Unit (RAIU) made the assessment after investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a farmer who was killed after being struck by the 9.45pm train from Ennis to Limerick near Sixmilebridge in Clare on June 27 last year.

As the train driver approached a manually controlled level crossing, he spotted the farmer 162 metres ahead of the train pushing a cow through the gates of the crossing.