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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Gregor Young

Network Rail could face charges over fatal Stonehaven train crash

PROSECUTORS are considering whether Network Rail will face charges over a train crash which claimed three lives.

Driver Brett McCullough, 45, conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62, died in the crash near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12, 2020.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it is considering reports from a joint investigation by Police Scotland, British Transport Police and the Office of Rail and Road, the independent safety and economic regulator for the country’s railways.

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