RO-2026-108 Passenger train at station platform, fatality, Te Awamutu, 20 September 2026

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Published date: Not yet published
Accident/Incident date: 20 September 2026
Status: In progress
Jurisdiction: New Zealand

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The Commission is investigating an accident involving a heritage train at Te Awamutu railway station in which one person died.

Executive summary Tuhinga whakarāpopoto

The Commission is investigating an accident involving a heritage train at Te Awamutu railway station in which one person died.

The reported circumstances were that at about 6.20pm on Sunday 20 September 2026 a Glenbrook Vintage Railway train struck a person at the Te Awamutu Station.