A lack of compliance around communication systems led to two track workers being struck by a wagon near Port Glasgow station, according to an investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).
One worker was trapped between the wagon and a lifting beam of another crane and suffered serious injuries; the second was also trapped and suffered minor injuries.
The wagon, propelled by a rail-mounted crane, was being used as part of a possession to oversee the renewal of a section of track at Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, on 15 March 2025.
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