Needless Railway tragedy

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Needless Railway tragedy

« on: November 24, 2009, 08:43:10 »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8374484.stm

(corrected typos in title out of respect to the family, just in case they see this - Phil)


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Justice for Cerys Piper and Theo Griffiths please!

Re: Needless Railway tragedy

« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 16:02:29 »

From the BBC^» British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Girl's railway death in West Sussex 'accidental'

A teenager who fell to her death after running alongside a train may have been unsteady on her feet after drinking vodka, an inquest has heard.

Megan Moore, 16, died instantly after slipping between the train and the platform at Angmering station near Littlehampton on 21 November last year.

The combination of wearing heels plus a high level of alcohol may have caused her to slip, investigators said.

Coroner Penelope Schofield said Ms Moore's death was a "tragic accident".


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William Huskisson MP^▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.

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