Transport Safety Investigations
Air, marine, and rail accident investigation reports from the UK's independent statutory investigation bodies. Reports identify causal factors and make safety recommendations to operators, regulators, and government.
13,026
Total Reports
11,337
AAIB (Air)
1,094
MAIB (Maritime)
595
RAIB (Rail)
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AAIB Air Accidents Investigation Branch — independent civil aviation accident investigations
MAIB Marine Accident Investigation Branch — shipping and vessel accident investigations
RAIB Rail Accident Investigation Branch — railway accident and incident investigations
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Showing 1–50 of 335 reports matching "collision"
Collision between the bulk carrier Polesie and the general cargo ship Verity resulting in the sinking of Verity and loss of five lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: German Bight traffic separation scheme.
Collision between the crude oil tanker Apache and the stern trawler Serinah (GH 116)
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
Report 09/2025: Buffer stop collision at London Bridge station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Buffer stop collision at London Bridge station, 13 December 2024.
Safety digest 05/2025: Dean Forest Railway
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision of train load with a footbridge on Dean Forest Railway, 14 August 2025.
Collision between the tender to Isabell Princess of the Sea and the RIB Vega, resulting in one fatality
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: port of Göcek, Turkey
Report 07/2025: Runaway of a trolley and subsequent collision at North Rode
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Runaway of a trolley and subsequent collision at North Rode, Cheshire, 26 May 2024.
Interim Report 01/2025: Collision between passenger trains near Talerddig
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between passenger trains near Talerddig, Powys, 21 October 2024
Report 05/2025: Passenger train collision with a road vehicle at Redcar level crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Passenger train collision with a road vehicle at Redcar level crossing, Redcar and Cleveland, 1 May 2024.
AAIB investigation to Socata TB-20 Trinidad, N33NW
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision with trees during takeoff, Langham Airfield, Norfolk, 10 October 2023
Report 13/2024: Collision between a passenger train and a fallen tree at Broughty Ferry
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a passenger train and a fallen tree at Broughty Ferry, Dundee, 27 December 2023.
AAIB investigation to Boeing 787-9, G-VDIA / Airbus A350-1041, G-XWBC
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Boeing 787-9 (G-VDIA) and Airbus A350-1041 (G-XWBC), ground collision during aircraft pushback at London Heathrow Airport, 6 April 2024
Report 11/2024: Collision between on-track machines near to Strood
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between on-track machines near to Strood, Kent, 16 November 2023.
Report 12/2024: Collision between a road-rail vehicle and a trolley near Brading
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a road-rail vehicle and a trolley near Brading, Isle of Wight, 22 November 2023.
Collision between pair trawlers Guiding Light and Guiding Star resulting in Guiding Star flooding and sinking
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: 33 nautical miles south-east of Fair Isle, Scotland.
AAIB investigation to Pitts S-2A, G-TIII
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Pitts S-2A (G-TIII), collision with a parked aircraft during taxi, Blackpool Airport, 8 June 2024
Report 09/2024: Collision at Aviemore station on the Strathspey Railway
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision at Aviemore station on the Strathspey Railway, 29 September 2023.
AAIB investigation to Boeing 737-8AS, EI-EGD
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Boeing 737-8AS (EI-EGD), collision with a SideBull Ambulift, London Stansted Airport, 4 October 2023
Safety digest 06/2024: Kings Langley
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a train and an object left on the track at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, 25 April 2024.
AAIB investigation to Slingsby T.21B, WB 924
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Slingsby T.21B (WB 924), mid-air collision with an unmanned aircraft, Dunstable Airfield, Bedfordshire, 7 October 2023
AAIB investigation to De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, VP-FBC
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter (VP-FBC), collision with obstacle on takeoff, Mount Lymburner, Antarctica, 23 January 2023
Collision between fishing vessel Kirkella and pusher tug Shovette
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: King George Dock, Hull, England.
AAIB investigation to Ventus-2CT, G-KADS / E1 Antares, G-CLXG
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Ventus-2CT (G-KADS) and E1 Antares (G-CLXG), Midair collision, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, 17 August 2023
Safety digest 02/2024: Highdyke
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Train damaged by collision with an object at Highdyke, Lincolnshire, 19 December 2023.
Collision between general cargo vessel Scot Explorer and gas carrier Happy Falcon
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: about 12 nautical miles north-west of Thyborøn, Denmark.
Report 12/2023: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021.
Collision between cargo vessel Scot Carrier and split hopper barge Karin Høj with loss of 2 lives
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Bornholmsgat traffic separation scheme in the Baltic Sea off the south coast of Sweden.
AAIB Investigation to Piper PA-28-161, G-EKIR
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision between taxiing aircraft and delivery van, Sandtoft Airfield, Belton, North Lincolnshire, 22 March 2023
Report 08/2023: Collision between two freight trains at Loversall Carr Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between two freight trains at Loversall Carr Junction, Doncaster, 5 July 2022.
AAIB investigation to Vans RV-9A, G-CCGU
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision with vehicle at Henstridge Airfield, Somerset, 2 March 2023.
Report 13/2022: Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town station
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Buffer stop collision at Enfield Town station, 12 October 2021.
AAIB investigation to Boeing 777-300(ER), HL-7782 and Boeing 757-256, TF-FIK
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision on the ground, London Heathrow Airport, 28 September 2022.
AAIB investigation to UVify IFO 1 and UVify IFO 2 (UAS registrations n/a)
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
UAS collision whilst in a swarm, Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, London, 31 December 2022.
AAIB investigation to Grob G103C Twin III Acro, G-CFWC
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Stall and collision with tree, Usk Airfield, Monmouthshire, 13 June 2021.
AAIB investigation to Jabiru UL-430, G-RUFS
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision with trees during a go-around, Lower Upham Airfield, Wiltshire, 13 August 2022.
Report 14/2022: Fatal collision between a tram and a pedestrian at Cleveleys
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Fatal collision between a tram and a pedestrian at Cleveleys, Lancashire, 24 November 2021.
Report 12/2022: Collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing, Cambridgeshire, 19 August 2021.
AAIB investigation to MA Scale F4 Phantom (UAS registration n/a)
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Loss of control and collision with railway track, near Kenyon Hall Farm Airfield, Warrington, Cheshire, 16 September 2021.
Report 11/2022: Collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a passenger train and a hand trolley at Challow, Oxfordshire, 21 October 2021.
Report 09/2022: Collision between road-rail vehicles near Ramsden Bellhouse
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between road-rail vehicles near Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex, 2 May 2021.
Report 08/2022: Collision between a tram and a cyclist, near Audenshaw tram stop
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a tram and a cyclist, near Audenshaw tram stop, Manchester, 1 September 2021.
Safety digest 03/2022: Balderton
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a train collision with fallen tree and derailment near Balderton, Cheshire, 26 November 2021.
AAIB investigation to Casa 1-131E Series 1000, G-BUCK
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Collision with obstacle on landing, Turweston Aerodrome, Buckinghamshire, 13 June 2022.
Report 07/2022: Buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Buffer stop collision at Kirkby, Merseyside, 13 March 2021.
Safety digest 02/2022: Uphill Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Safety digest into a near miss with track workers and collision with a tree on the line at Uphill Junction, near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, 14 January 2022.
Interim report 01/2022: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, 31 October 2021.
Collision between rigid inflatable boat Rib Tickler and a personal watercraft with loss of 1 life
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Menai Strait, Wales.
Safety digest 08/2021: Grosmont
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a locomotive and a passenger train at Grosmont, 21 September 2021.
Safety digest 06/2021: Penistone
Rail Accident Investigation Branch
Collision between a train and lorry stabiliser leg at Penistone, South Yorkshire, 27 August 2021.
Collision between prawn trawler Achieve and general cargo vessel Talis and subsequent sinking of Achieve
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Location: Off Tynemouth, England.
AAIB investigation to Quik GTR, G-CHWO
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Ground collision during simulated engine failure after takeoff, north of Cooling, Kent, 10 June 2021.