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GWR Fined £1 Million After Fatal Droplight Window Incident
10/4/2025
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- GWR was fined £1 million and ordered to pay over £78,000 after pleading guilty.
- Bethan Roper, 28, died December 1, 2018, after leaning from a droplight window near Bath at 75 mph.
- The Office of Rail and Road found GWR ignored safety recommendations and did not revise the risk assessment for droplight windows.
