The Rail Accident Investigation Branch reported on 11 September 2026 that a passenger train had a near miss with a telehandler at Hopperton Old Station user worked crossing in North Yorkshire. The incident occurred at around 08:26 on 27 August 2026. No injuries were reported and no damage was caused, although a collision was only narrowly avoided.

The crossing has gates and telephones on either side, and signs instruct vehicle users to contact the signaller and obtain permission before opening the gates and crossing the railway. According to the evidence available to RAIB, the telehandler's driver had telephoned the signaller and obtained permission to use the crossing before the near miss occurred.

RAIB said it had carried out a preliminary examination of the circumstances and, after assessing the evidence gathered so far, decided to publish a safety digest, which it said would be available on its website in the following weeks. The account reflects the branch's findings as of the report date.