The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has provided the following statistics on train accidents due to road vehicle incursions:
Trains colliding with road vehicles not at level crossings Trains colliding with road vehicles at level crossings Trains running into fallen debris (bridge parapet etc.) following a road traffic accident 2002 6 16 0 2003 1 30 1 2004 5 20 0 2005 6 21 1 2006 11 14 2
A rail infrastructure manager, such as Network Rail, could seek damages against a motorist who caused an accident.