KiwiRail failed to follow recommendation after Matamata student train death

Friday 14 March 2025 · 7 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 15 Mar 2025, 7:58am

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Thirteen-year-old Sarie Morton was killed by a northbound freight train on Firth St on Wednesday. KiwiRail reportedly failed to implement a decade-old Coroner's recommendation to fence off the area following a similar fatality in 2012.

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1. Otago Daily TimesFri 14 Mar 2025, 9:22pm

   Train death: KiwiRail failed to fence area after similar incident (opens in new tab)

2. The Post via RNZSat 15 Mar 2025, 7:58am

   Matamata teen train death: KiwiRail failed to follow Coroner recommendation after 2012 fatality (opens in new tab)

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