(1) An accident is notifiable under regulation 4 if it occurs on a part of the railway which has commenced operation for public use and-
(a) as a result thereof any person dies or suffers serious injury; or
(b) it involves a train-
(i) colliding with, or striking against, another train or any other object; or
(ii) leaving the rails,
and doing so either on a line used for the carriage of passengers or goods or both passengers and goods, or in circumstances where the normal operation of such a line is affected. (L.N. 110 of 2007)
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) a person suffers serious injury if he suffers amputation of a limb, a fracture or dislocation, internal injuries, loss of an eye, burns or any other injury of a kind which results in his being admitted to a hospital immediately following the accident for observation or treatment.
