RO-1993-125

On 8 December 1993 a shunting locomotive collided with a car on the Stanley Road level crossing, Gisborne, fatally injuring the motorist. The safety issue identified in the investigation was the risk to railway shunting staff of riding on the footplates of locomotives while crossing over public roads. A recommendation that event recorders should be fitted to shunting locomotives which travel on main lines or over public level crossings is also made.