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23 hours agoProbe flags concern after train dragged passenger
Safety measures on the Elizabeth line failed to prevent a passenger from being trapped and dragged by a train at Ealing Broadway station in November 2024.
Inspectors said the two cabins had traveled not more than about 6 meters (20 feet) when they suddenly lost the balancing force provided by the connecting cable. According to the initial findings, the accident happened in under 50 seconds. Upon inspecting the wreckage at the scene, it was "immediately clear that the connecting cable had given way" at the point where it was attached to the cabin at the top of the hill.