Overview
- An RAIB report published last week said 11-year-old Jaiden Shehata was probably distracted by his phone when he entered the Bourneview footpath crossing in January.
- Investigators detailed limited safety measures at the site, noting no active warnings and an overgrown, muddy approach that reduced conspicuity.
- Jaiden’s parents dispute the distraction finding and cite the crossing’s high-risk ranking and several prior near misses, calling for stronger protections.
- Network Rail has begun fitting a Miniature Stop Lights system with red and green signals and an audible warning, which is expected to be in place before Christmas.
- The ORR says it found no breaches of health and safety law by Network Rail and will oversee RAIB recommendations, with a coroner’s report due on November 17.