Transport for London (TfL) has apologised to a lady who was dragged alongside a platform after getting her hand caught in practice doorways.
The passenger had tried to board the practice – a London Overground service – at Wooden Road Station in Walthamstow, northeast London, on 14 January when the incident occurred.
Regardless of being unhurt, the Rail Accident Investigation Department (RAIB), which is investigating what occurred, stated the girl was pressured to run alongside the practice for round 20 metres earlier than the driving force noticed her on the practice’s exterior CCTV and introduced the eight-carriage practice to a halt.
The London Overground line between Liverpool Road – the place the practice was headed – and Chingford is operated for TfL by Arriva Rail London. The trains are run solely by the driving force with no conductor current.
The commuter had initially deliberate to board the rear of the practice however determined, on the final minute, to run up the platform to discover a seat nearer the entrance of the practice, the paper added.
The RAIB stated it will be publishing a security digest “at a later date”, which can clarify how the incident was capable of occur and what may be accomplished to forestall it from occurring once more.
A press release from the group stated: “At round 8.20am on 14 January 2022, a passenger tried to board a practice which was about to depart Wooden Road station. As they did so the practice’s doorways closed, leaving the passenger standing outdoors the practice, on the platform, with their hand trapped within the rear doorways of the fourth automobile.
“The practice subsequently departed from the platform with the passenger’s hand nonetheless trapped in these doorways. This pressured the passenger to run alongside the practice, which stopped after it had travelled for round 20 metres alongside the platform.”
It added: “The practice’s doorways had been then launched, permitting the passenger to free their hand. It was reported that the passenger didn’t maintain any accidents due to the incident.”
TfL has since apologised, with Rory O’Neill, the overall supervisor for London Overground, saying the division was “sorry that our buyer skilled this incident” and acknowledged it “will need to have been extraordinarily upsetting”.
He continued: “Whereas fortunately there have been no bodily accidents on this uncommon incident, we’re dedicated to working the most secure community attainable and a radical investigation is below means to assist forestall this occurring once more.”
Arriva Rail London is working with the RAIB to conduct its probe.
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