A report has made recommendations after a road rail vehicle crash caused minor injuries to workers on the Isle of Wight.

The Rail Accident Investigations Branch (RAIB) has released a report making safety recommendations for South Western Railway.

At 1.50am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, a road-rail vehicle travelling on a descending gradient collided with a hand trolley being used by a work group on the Isle of Wight's Island Line.

The accident happened near Brading.

The members of the work group removed tools and equipment from the trolley and lifted it off the track, but the vehicle was left too close to the track.

As a result of the collision, the trolley struck two members of the track repair work group on the legs, pushing them into bushes beside the track.

Two members of the group received minor injuries and attended hospital later that day independently.

The two injured people were discharged the same day.

The collision was caused because the site safety controller responsible for the work track group had not been informed of the road-rail vehicle's movement before it approached and the vehicle was not able to stop at the expected distance once the operator realised the group was ahead.

RAIB has reported that South Western Railway did not have an effective process for planning and managing the risk of on-track plant movements or for managing low adhesion risk for maintenance activities, and South Western Railway's assurance processes had not identified informal working arrangements in possessions.

South Western Railway has since updated its risk assessment.

Recommendations by the report to South Western Railway include a review of safety during infrastructure work on the Island Line, a review of its assurance processes and making sure infrastructure maintenance staff and contractors are provided with accurate information about its infrastructure.

Three learning points have also been identified by the report, highlighting the importance of applying industry codes of practice in the event of an accident or incident, as well as promptly reporting notifiable accidents to RAIB and the importance of well-established procedures for dealing with post‑accident or incident evidence collection and testing.