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Teenager killed on Lincolnshire railway crossing | Teenager killed on Lincolnshire railway crossing |
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A 14-year-old boy has died after being hit by a train near a foot crossing in Lincoln, British Transport police said. | A 14-year-old boy has died after being hit by a train near a foot crossing in Lincoln, British Transport police said. |
Officers were alerted at 8.51am on Thursday and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious. | Officers were alerted at 8.51am on Thursday and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious. |
The crossing was closed after the incident, but reopened at 9.50am. The train involved was the 7.42am Sleaford to Leicester service. | The crossing was closed after the incident, but reopened at 9.50am. The train involved was the 7.42am Sleaford to Leicester service. |
The death is the fourth rail-linked death involving people in or from Lincolnshire in the past four days, This is Lincolnshire reported.. | The death is the fourth rail-linked death involving people in or from Lincolnshire in the past four days, This is Lincolnshire reported.. |
On Wednesday, a four-year-old girl died in hospital after a crash involving a car and train at a level crossing. Emma Lifsey, from Haxey, had been airlifted to Sheffield children's hospital after Tuesday's collision on a country lane near Misson, Nottinghamshire. | On Wednesday, a four-year-old girl died in hospital after a crash involving a car and train at a level crossing. Emma Lifsey, from Haxey, had been airlifted to Sheffield children's hospital after Tuesday's collision on a country lane near Misson, Nottinghamshire. |
Scott Dobson, a 26-year-old rail worker, was hit by a train half a mile from Saxilby station, also on Tuesday, and the body of 51-year-old Robert Roy Poole, from Bingham, who had been hit by a train, was found in Grantham on Monday. Police said Poole's death was not suspicious. | Scott Dobson, a 26-year-old rail worker, was hit by a train half a mile from Saxilby station, also on Tuesday, and the body of 51-year-old Robert Roy Poole, from Bingham, who had been hit by a train, was found in Grantham on Monday. Police said Poole's death was not suspicious. |
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