The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said its investigation into the tragedy at Halkirk, near Wick, would also examine wider safety questions over automatic crossings that have sirens and lights but no barriers.
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Fresh investigation launched into deaths at level crossing
The safety of open level crossings was thrown back into the spotlight yesterday as accident investigators launched a fresh probe into the triple death in Caithness last week and criticised Network Rail over a separate accident in which a 41-year-old driver was killed by a train.
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