Near miss with a track worker at Leighton Buzzard
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Near miss with a track worker at Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, 16 June 2020.
![Photograph of forward facing CCTV image showing position of track worker within an area of limited clearance (courtesy of Avanti West Coast)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/101202/s300_Leighton_Buzzard.jpg)
Forward facing CCTV image showing position of track worker within an area of limited clearance (courtesy of Avanti West Coast)
At around 16:28 hrs on 16 June 2020, a passenger train, travelling from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street, came close to striking a track worker just north of Leighton Buzzard station. The track worker was undertaking a vegetation survey on behalf of a contractor. No one was injured.
We have undertaken a preliminary examination into the circumstances surrounding this incident. Having assessed the evidence which has been gathered to date, we have decided to publish a safety digest.
The safety digest will be made available on our website in the next few weeks.
Published 1 July 2020