CCTV failure after train drags along 78-year-old

A London Underground driver whose train dragged an elderly woman into a tunnel may have failed to adequately check a CCTV monitor, an accident investigation has found.

Analysis of the comparatively short stopping time at Notting Hill Gate station suggests he could have been paying “little conscious attention” to platform footage, according to a report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB).

The 78-year-old passenger was hospitalised for more than a month after suffering multiple bone fractures and a serious injury to her right leg.

The accident occurred when her canvas tote bag became trapped in the doors of a Central line train as she attempted to board on 31 January.

She was dragged for 75m along the platform and 15m further into a tunnel before the train stopped.