Level Crossings: Doncaster

(asked on 21st July 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2021 to Question 22000 on Level Crossings: Doncaster, what the outcome is of the investigation by the British Transport Police into the incident at Rossington level crossing on 13 June 2021.


Answered by
Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait
Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 6th September 2021

The crash at Rossington level crossing on 13 June 2021 was a consequence of road traffic offences committed in South Yorkshire Police’s jurisdiction. They have led the investigation, supported by the British Transport Police. The driver of the Range Rover that stuck the train was charged with dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice and the case has been listed for sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court on Monday 13 September 2021.

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