Investigators try to find out what happenedpublished at 10:05 British Summer Time
Simon Browning
BBC business reporter
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has deployed a team of inspectors to the site of the crash
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB)
deployed a team of inspectors to the site of the crash in Llanbrynmair, in
Powys, last night.
This was an initial deployment, and once the
site is inspected, decisions will be made on the need for further resources.
The primary aim of the RAIB team is to gather
evidence and work through the crash site, and an update is expected shortly.
The RAIB is a British government agency that
independently investigates rail accidents in the United Kingdom in order to
find a cause, not to lay blame.
In the initial aftermath of the crash, the
RAIB inspectors will be on site to interview all witnesses, examine the trains
and tracks and gather all digital evidence, such as CCTV if it exists on the
trains.
There should be “on train data recorders”
fitted to the trains involved – they are like a “black box” and would gather
anything that had been happening.
After an incident, the data can be downloaded
and analysed.
The RAIB will then be trying to determine
what caused the accident and would then make recommendations.
Generally speaking, the RAIB would aim to
complete an investigation within a year of the occurrence.
