A very sad affair, however, it seems that it was their fault, as witnesses say the lights and bells were ringing at the level crossing
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3472865.stm
Two teenage girls were killed on Saturday as they tried to go over a pedestrian level crossing to catch their train at an Essex station.
The 14-year-olds were hit by a Central through-train heading from Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport.
It is believed the girls were trying to catch a Cambridge-bound train which was on the opposite side of the tracks at Elsenham station. An inquiry is under way, but it is being treated as a tragic accident.
A Network Rail manager told the Press Association: "It is my understanding that two witnesses saw the red lights flashing and the warblers were going when the girls tried to cross. Their train from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge had already come to a halt on the other side of the platform. It appears they didn't realise another train was coming and stepped out a couple of feet."
The crossing has a system of warning lights and warblers
A spokesman for Central said: "The train involved was the 0724 GMT Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service. It was a through-train which would not have stopped at Elsenham, but calls at Cambridge, Audley End and Stansted Airport."
The type of train was a class 158 Super Sprinter with a maximum speed of 90 mph. The speed it was travelling at the time will be part of the investigation. A spokesperson for British Transport Police said they were treating it as a tragic accident.
The line to Stansted Airport was shut, but reopened at 1500 GMT. The incident also affected One Railway Services from Liverpool Street to Cambridge.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/3472865.stm
Two teenage girls were killed on Saturday as they tried to go over a pedestrian level crossing to catch their train at an Essex station.
The 14-year-olds were hit by a Central through-train heading from Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport.
It is believed the girls were trying to catch a Cambridge-bound train which was on the opposite side of the tracks at Elsenham station. An inquiry is under way, but it is being treated as a tragic accident.
A Network Rail manager told the Press Association: "It is my understanding that two witnesses saw the red lights flashing and the warblers were going when the girls tried to cross. Their train from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge had already come to a halt on the other side of the platform. It appears they didn't realise another train was coming and stepped out a couple of feet."
The crossing has a system of warning lights and warblers
A spokesman for Central said: "The train involved was the 0724 GMT Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service. It was a through-train which would not have stopped at Elsenham, but calls at Cambridge, Audley End and Stansted Airport."
The type of train was a class 158 Super Sprinter with a maximum speed of 90 mph. The speed it was travelling at the time will be part of the investigation. A spokesperson for British Transport Police said they were treating it as a tragic accident.
The line to Stansted Airport was shut, but reopened at 1500 GMT. The incident also affected One Railway Services from Liverpool Street to Cambridge.