Rail safety investigations & reports
Collision between train 7MP7 and person near Nantawarra, SA, 22 May 2010
Investigation number:
RO-2010-005
RO-2010-005
Status: Completed
Summary
At about 1303 on Saturday 22 May 2010, freight train 7MP7 collided with a young male child on the track adjacent to a level crossing near Nantawarra in the mid-north of South Australia. The child was fatally injured as a result of the collision. The investigation found that prior to the collision the child had wandered away from the family home and had unknowingly placed himself in a place of extreme danger on the railway track and there was little the train drivers could do to avoid the collision.
General details
| Date: | 22 May 2010 | Investigation status: | Completed | ||
| Time: | 1303 CST | Investigation level: | Systemic - click for an explanation of investigation levels | ||
| Location (show map): | near Nantawarra | ||||
| State: | South Australia | ||||
| Release date: | 09 November 2010 | Occurrence category: | Accident | ||
| Report status: | Final | Highest injury level: | Fatal |
Train details
| Train registration | Train 7MP7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of operation | Freight | |
| Damage to train | Nil | |
| Departure point | Melbourne, Vic | |
| Destination | Perth, WA |