The operator of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been fined £450,000 and ordered to pay £43,773 in costs after a member of public fell onto one of its tracks and was crushed to death by a train.

Robert Carter got into a heated argument with a friend in the All Saints DLR station in London. His friend pushed him in self-defence, which caused Carter to stumble and fall onto the tracks.

Staff in the DLR control room were advised by the police operator to check the CCTV to see if there was anyone on the track.  The control room staff did not see any obvious signs to suggest that someone was on the track and decided there was no need to stop the computer-driven train.

An investigation by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) found that the rail operator had an inadequate procedure in place for stopping trains in an emergency, as the CCTV did not give staff a view of the entire track. The operator pleaded guilty to breaching s3(1) of the HSWA 1974.