Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 July, 2005, 11:15 GMT 12:15 UK Crash report backs seatbelt study Seven people - including the driver of the car - died in the crash More research into whether train passengers should wear seatbelts should be carried out, a report into last year's Berkshire rail crash has said. It also suggests that the rail industry should see whether a system can be developed to provide drivers with a warning of level crossing obstructions. The recommendations were made by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). The report looked at the crash at Ufton Nervet in which seven people died after a train hit a car on a level crossing. Although the underlying cause of the accident was beyond the direct control of the railway industry, we do not forget that seven people died at Ufton level crossing John Armitt, Network Rail chief ex

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