A council has extended the closure of a footpath level crossing in Burton Joyce for a further 12 months following the death of a 14-year-old boy who was struck by a train.
Josh Travis was killed when he was hit by the train at the crossing last November.
Nottinghamshire County Council granted an emergency closure of the public footpath over Chestnut Grove level crossing following Josh’s death, initially for 21 days before being extended by six months.
That closure was due to expire on Tuesday, but it has now been extended by the authority for a further year up to May 26, 2027.
A consultation on whether to permanently close the footpath level crossing had opened just days before Josh’s tragic death, after Network Rail had applied to the county council to close it on safety grounds in March 2025.
The rail body had warned it posed a “very real risk of serious incident” and reported 19 near-misses from 2020 until March last year.
In an update on Friday, Network Rail said its application for the permanent closure of the crossing “continues to progress through the formal legal processes”.
“This application is currently at the second stage of public consultation,” a spokesman said.
