At 11.13 hrs on 2 September 2010 the 09:30 hrs the Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) Ballina to North Wall IWT Liner train struck a tractor on level crossing XM096, also known as Stanley's No.2 crossing, between Roscommon and Castlerea. The tractor driver was fatally injured.
The RSC was notified by IÉ at approximately 12.00 and two RSC Inspectors immediately departed to the site of the incident. Having attended site and gathered initial evidence the RSC made the decision to undertake a compliance inspection under section 7 of the Railway Safety Act 2005, as amended, ("the Act"). This investigation primarily took the form of a review of IÉ level crossing standards, records of inspections and some meetings with IÉ personnel.