RO-1993-102Electric Multiple Unit, struck pedestrian, near Petone, 16 April 1993
Rail
Published date
11 October 1993
Accident/Incident date
16 April 1993
Status
Published
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Executive summary
On 16 April 1993 a pedestrian walking at night on the railway line near Petone was struck and killed by an electric multiple unit. The accident occurred in an area where a previously existing walkway had been removed as a result of road widening. A safety recommendation that the walkway be restored was made to the roading authority.
In conjunction with the relevant local Councils and New Zealand Rail Limited, examine the feasibility of restoring the pedestrian right of way which previously existed adjacent to State Highway 2, between Horokiwi Road and Petone Bridge.
