Man working on Cork-Cobh train line had to dive between rails and allow vehicle pass over him

Railway Accident Investigation Unit said the Iarnród Éireann worker had to instinctively 'go to ground' to avoid serious injury

A 2022 picture of the train line linking Cork City to Cobh and Midleton. In 2020, the Iarnród Éireann employee had to evade being struck while working on the line, between Woodhill and Tivoli. File picture: Larry Cummins

An Iarnród Éireann employee working on a railway track near Cork City had to dive to the ground to allow a maintenance vehicle to pass over him to avoid serious injury, an investigation has revealed. 

The incident occurred on the Cork to Cobh railway line on July 6, 2020 while a maintenance crew was relaying track and carrying out repair work to a bridge between Woodhill and Tivoli.