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| A teenage boy has died after being hit by a train, and another has suffered electric shock injuries, in an incident at a Kent railway station. | A teenage boy has died after being hit by a train, and another has suffered electric shock injuries, in an incident at a Kent railway station. |
| British Transport Police said it happened at Shoreham, at about 2200 BST on Wednesday. | British Transport Police said it happened at Shoreham, at about 2200 BST on Wednesday. |
| Tommy Baker, 16, was struck by a London to Sevenoaks train. Officers said his death was being treated as unexplained and an investigation was under way. | Tommy Baker, 16, was struck by a London to Sevenoaks train. Officers said his death was being treated as unexplained and an investigation was under way. |
| The injured boy, also 16, was treated in hospital and has been released. | The injured boy, also 16, was treated in hospital and has been released. |
| We were all shouting his name, but we heard nothing back Craig Rogers, friend | We were all shouting his name, but we heard nothing back Craig Rogers, friend |
| Ambulance crews were called to the scene but the teenager was declared dead. | Ambulance crews were called to the scene but the teenager was declared dead. |
| One of his friends described him as a boy who had "the whole world in front of him", while another said he would "always be in his heart, and never forgotten". | One of his friends described him as a boy who had "the whole world in front of him", while another said he would "always be in his heart, and never forgotten". |
| Other friends who were at the station at the time of the incident said there had been "a play fight that went wrong". | Other friends who were at the station at the time of the incident said there had been "a play fight that went wrong". |
| Craig Rogers recalled: "I just saw him play fighting, like everyone else. Saw them both lunge back, Tommy never made it out. | |
| Friends and family of Tommy Baker laid flowers at the station | Friends and family of Tommy Baker laid flowers at the station |
| "We were all shouting his name, but we heard nothing back." | "We were all shouting his name, but we heard nothing back." |
| A police spokeswoman said the train entered the station at 20mph and the driver saw two youths on the line, who appeared to be part of a larger group on the station platform. | A police spokeswoman said the train entered the station at 20mph and the driver saw two youths on the line, who appeared to be part of a larger group on the station platform. |
| "One of the teenagers managed to move away - the other was struck by the train," she said. | "One of the teenagers managed to move away - the other was struck by the train," she said. |
| Insp Terry Reene, of the British Transport Police, said officers clearly needed to speak to the driver of the train, but he was currently "too traumatised". | Insp Terry Reene, of the British Transport Police, said officers clearly needed to speak to the driver of the train, but he was currently "too traumatised". |
| A post-mortem examination was due to take place on Thursday. | A post-mortem examination was due to take place on Thursday. |