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107.8 Radio Jackie - Bulletins aired each hour
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
A track worker has died after being struck by a train at Surbiton station
The incident happened just before midday. The Network Rail worker was with two others who are not believed to have been injured. Commenting, TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes said: “Our thoughts and sympathies are with the worker who has died and their family members. Any loss of life on our railways is a tragedy. “It would be wrong to speculate at this time about what has gone wrong, but a full and thorough investigation must take place, so lessons can be learned. Our union has been warning Network Rail about the alarming number of near misses and fatalities we have seen over the past year. “Our Network Rail members do so much to keep our railways running smoothly day in day out and must be able to do this in a safe environment. Our union will never compromise on safety, and safety can never be taken for granted. It is simply not acceptable in this day and age that people go out to work and end up losing their lives.”
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 5:56 pm
 
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