Network Rail fined £1m
Network Rail has been fined £1 million by Chelmsford Crown Court for breaching health and safety laws at a level crossing where two teenage girls were killed.
Deaths exposed faults in level crossings
This is the level crossing where Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson tragically died in 2005. Network Rail have admitted the crossing was unsafe and closed more than 500 other crossings as a result of the incident.
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