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Obstacle detection technology designed to prevent collisions at level crossings will soon be used on the UK railway network, the government body responsible for rail safety has confirmed. The Rail Safety & Standards Board (RSSB) will later this year invite bids for a contract to develop a system that can identify dangerous obstacles and bring trains to a halt. The announcement follows publication of the RSSB's report into last year's Ufton rail accident, in which seven people died when a train collided with a car parked on a half-barrier crossing in Berkshire.