Paragraph 2 Immediate facts of the occurrence

The occurrence—

• date, exact time and location of the occurrence;

• description of the events and the accident site including the efforts of the rescue and emergency services;

• the decision to establish an investigation, the composition of the team of investigators and the conduct of the investigation.

The background to the occurrence—

• staff and contractors involved and other parties and witnesses;

• the trains and their composition including the registration numbers of the items of rolling stock involved;

• the description of the infrastructure and signalling system - track types, switches, interlocking, signals, train protection;

• means of communication;

• works carried out at or in the vicinity of the site;

• trigger of the railway emergency plan and its chain of events;

• trigger of the emergency plan of the public rescue services, the police and the medical services and its chain of events.

Fatalities, injuries and material damage—

• passengers and third parties, staff, including contractors;

• cargo, luggage and other property;

• rolling stock, infrastructure and the environment.

External circumstances—