A schoolgirl died when she was struck by a train while walking across a crossing

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A schoolgirl died when she was struck by a train while walking across a crossing. The schoolgirl named Evie Wright, 15, went through a gate on the pedestrian path across the track in Worle, Somerset. 

A child who witnessed what happened described seeing Evie with her head down. 

They told an inquest into her death that she kept looking down at her phone, like she was checking the time before being struck by the train.

The witness,  said, "The girl kept looking down at her phone, like she was checking the time. I heard a loud crash as the gate opened and closed behind her. I opened my eyes about ten seconds later, I could see her lying face down on the track, and the train was stopped."

Earlier that day Evie had messaged friends with a picture of a dress she was planning on wearing at a sleepover. She was said to have ‘loved life’ and a coroner found no evidence that she intended on taking her own life. 

Detective Inspector Paul Stanley said Evie had been involved in an argument at school, which had upset her, but by the time she was at home at 3.30pm things seemed normal and she was talking on social media with friends before she went out again.

Train driver,  Simon Harkus told the inquest, "I saw her looking up at me as she stepped towards the crossing. There was nothing I could do to stop my train at such a short distance. I saw the girl hunch down as though bracing herself, and then I felt the impact as the train hit her."

 

 

 

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