MrRalphMan Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Um... with the train thundering down at her, do you think any of them would be thinking about that, I guess they were panicing on getting her free.. Also you don't know which slat she got stuck in, if it's the middle one I don't think the leg would bend enough. It must have been terrible for the two who tried to help, talking to her and trying to get her out only to see here get squished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I have to cross a pedestrian crossing on a railway to get to work each day. The problem is, the time delay's between the red light coming on, and the train actually being there, are just plain silly, and so no-one trusts them. If her foot got stuck, I'm guessing it would have been a problem if she's crossed with the barriers down or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I have to cross a pedestrian crossing on a railway to get to work each day. The problem is, the time delay's between the red light coming on, and the train actually being there, are just plain silly, and so no-one trusts them. If her foot got stuck, I'm guessing it would have been a problem if she's crossed with the barriers down or not... Is that near a station by any chance? The crossings work by the train wheels striking something called a treadle mounted to the rails a set distance away (depending on line speed etc.), this lowers the barriers and they wont raise until the train strikes the next treadle to prove that it's gone through. If the train stops at a platform between treadles, you can be in for a long wait before it actually passes the crossing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 West Worthing crossing! Notorious for a long wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I've read in the paper today, she was trapped, and for some reason they seem to be focusing on her Ugg boots, because she squeezed through the barriers and crossed on the timber bit. Then some guy manged to actually pull her foot out in time, but then as her boyfriend was on the other side she tried to leg it across to him and the train took the strain. Call me harsh but it seems an epic fail on her part on several occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I've just read that too. "I went through and saw she had her foot stuck at first and I grabbed her hand and got her foot out. "I had her in my arms, she was safe. But her boyfriend screamed at her to get to the other side. I said, 'Stay on this side'. "But he said, 'This is my train, I've got to be on this side of the track', and so she tried to cross. The train was about 25ft away. The train didn't have any chance to stop. "She just curled up in a ball. Her boyfriend jumped out of the way. I tried to help her but I slipped on the wet. It was luck I wasn't hit. I was still holding her hand when the train came. Just plain stupid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Why do people take any chances when it comes to a hundred tonnes of steel coming at you....... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Maybe living with a BF that much of a selfish tosser was too much... What a complete cnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnas78 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 thats really bad , after being saved she risked her life because of him, i dont no what to say or what to think.... feel for her and her family..... and the guys that tried to save her first time and the train driver these people will be suffering mor ethen her BF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Indeed, the BF needs directions to Beachy Head, do the decent thing man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Is that near a station by any chance? Yes, as I understand it, it's the longest straight piece of track in the country too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I've just read an article in the Sunday Mail that says she was actually going back onto the tracks to retrieve her boot which was lost when the first guy pulled her off the tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letmeshowyou Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 the interview with the lad who rescued her in the local papers says that's not the case - he was holding her hand as the train hit her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 A good explanation of what happened. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/29/transport?gusrc=rss&feed=uknews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bit different to the earlier story - no mention of her boyfriend shouting at her to get across to the other side for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Someone's been charged with manslaughter for this. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7330146.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 ive heard sooooo many different stories about that incident i dont know which one to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Though i feel for those involved this is natural selection at work. The only one to blame was the stupid bitch who tried to play chicken with a train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Though i feel for those involved this is natural selection at work. The only one to blame was the stupid bitch who tried to play chicken with a train. Pathetic. Her boyfriend was charged with manslaughter and you still make an unncessarily cruel statement like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 God. That young lad Jonathon who stayed with her til the end, he was only 18. How must he be feeling?? What a brave lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Witnesses said Kelly, of Clacton, had got free of the track but was hit when trying to retrieve her boot. Student Jonathan Smith, 18, who tried to help, said: "I told her to forget about her boot. She fell between the rails and just curled up in a ball, I think she was in shock because she knew the train was coming." Kelly was killed instantly on Thursday by the 50mph train. The driver sounded his horn and tried to brake but could not stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Horrible, truly horrible I'm just amazed that Jonathon held her hand when the train hit, that's what it reads like anyway. Can't think of anything else I'd rather not be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Though i feel for those involved this is natural selection at work. The only one to blame was the stupid bitch who tried to play chicken with a train. jeez are you for real:rolleyes: Horrible, truly horrible I'm just amazed that Jonathon held her hand when the train hit, that's what it reads like anyway. Can't think of anything else I'd rather not be doing. such a waste of life, and the thoughts going on in that poor girl head at the time:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Another two have been struck and killed (in Essex again): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7347975.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Another two have been struck and killed (in Essex again): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7347975.stm That one sounds wierd.... Joint suicide? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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