A near-miss collision with a train heading to Dublin's Heuston Station was caused by a "blatant rule book violation" that could have led to derailment.
A report into the incident on the Cork to Dublin railway in 2021 revealed that it left railway workers "badly shaken up". An investigation was carried out by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit into the incident on August 27 2021.
The empty train travelling from Limerick Junction to Heuston Station was involved in a collision in Co Kildare. The incident happened when contractors had been employed to replace a section of the rail.
