WickfordDerailment

Driver spotted track 'kink' before Wickford derailment

A Greater Anglia train driver reported seeing a "kink" in the track moments before his train derailed near Wickford station on 14 August. On-board CCTV footage corroborated the driver's observation of a track misalignment at the same location. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch published preliminary findings into the incident today, 28 August.