Track worker killed by train was controller of site safety
A track worker who was killed by a train near Surbiton station was the Controller of Site Safety on the job.
A Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report into the death of Tyler Byrne in February 2021 said he was one of a team of four carrying out track inspections.
The report said Byrne was “unaware of his position relative to the train probably because he had become distracted, either due to teaching an assistant or by undertaking an actual inspection.”The RAIB investigation
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