A June crash at a level crossing in Hoghton, Lancashire, results in the death of 33-year-old Kerry Coombes and serious injuries to an eight-year-old girl, who is reported as remaining in hospital after the incident. Multiple outlets report that an investigation has found problems with the crossing’s warning system before the collision. According to the reports, the barriers at the crossing were raised, but the alarm was not activated prior to the crash. The findings described by the outlets indicate that the warning process did not operate as expected, contributing to the circumstances leading up to the impact. The BBC report characterizes the warnings as having failed before the fatal crash. The Daily Mail reports that Coombes is pronounced dead at the scene, while the child is left fighting for her life following the collision. All accounts focus on the same incident, the same location, and the same alleged failure relating to barrier and alarm activation prior to the crash.