ðɪ ˈæksɪdənt wʌz ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə kˈæθkɑːɹt sˈɜːkəl tɹˈeɪn pˈæsɪŋ ɐ sˈɪɡnəl æt dˈeɪndʒɚ ænd kˈɔːzɪŋ ɐ kəlˈɪʒən æt ðə sˈɪŋɡəllˈiːd dʒˈʌŋkʃən, æz æt bˈɛlɡɹoʊv ɪn ɡlˈæzɡoʊ dʒˈʌst ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ.
The accident was attributed to the Cathcart Circle train passing a signal at danger and causing a collision at the single-lead junction, as at Bellgrove in Glasgow just over a year earlier.