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Title: Woman hit by a train near Topsham - 01 Oct 14 Post by: bobm on October 01, 2014, 21:54:08 Reports that a woman has died after being hit by a train on the Exmouth branch tonight.
The 19:33 from Paignton to Exmouth reporting the incident shortly after leaving Topsham. Title: Re: Woman hit by a train near Topsham - 01 Oct 14 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on October 01, 2014, 23:15:06 From the Exeter Express & Echo (http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Breaking-Person-hit-train-Topsham/story-23027546-detail/story.html):
Quote Person hit by train in Topsham A person has been hit by a train in Topsham, Network Rail have confirmed tonight. The incident is believed to have happened somewhere between Topsham and Exton. Trains are unable to run between Exeter Central and Exmouth and buses are currently being sourced to run between these stations. The incident happened at roughly 9pm today. Trains will be cancelled until at least 11pm. Title: Re: Woman hit by a train near Topsham - 01 Oct 14 Post by: bobm on October 03, 2014, 18:31:12 An update from the Exeter Express & Echo
(http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Update-Person-killed-train-Topsham-77-year-old/story-23039214-detail/story.html) Quote A 77-year-old local woman was killed when she was hit by a train in Topsham on Wednesday night, police have confirmed. Officers from BTP and Devon & Cornwall Police were called to the railway line at Holman Way, Topsham, on Wednesday, 1 October after a report that a person had been struck by a train. On arrival crews confirmed the body of a woman was located. She was pronounced dead at the scene. British transport police have today confirmed that the body of a 77-year-old woman from the Topsham area was located. Her family is aware. A representative added: ^The incident, which was reported to BTP at 8.57pm, is currently being treated as non-suspicious. ^A file will be prepared for the Coroner.^ This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |