One second from death: Rail workers run for their lives as 125mph train speeds towards them in safety blunder

Three railway track workers were forced to scramble clear of an oncoming 125mph train with just one second to spare, a report has revealed.



The team were part of a group supplied to Network Rail by Vital Human Resources who only became aware of the train about three seconds before it reached them.



And a report has revealed shocking safety practices led to what almost ended in 'tragedy'.



One of the workers shouted a warning to three others who cleared the track with just a second before the train passed them.



The near-miss happened near Egmanton level crossing, a mile outside Tuxford on the East Coast Main Line, at around 11.22am on October 5, 2017.