A warning message is being sent out to all youngsters
as two teenagers are killed on the railway tracks.
In Darlington, best friends Stuart Adams and Lee Mullis were killed instantly when they were hit by a train.

The teenagers had been at a railway bridge
where up to fifty youngsters had gathered
to have a drink to celebrate the first day of
the Easter break. Red-eyed and sobbing,
a 14 year old girl who was with the boys
said: "We were sitting under the
bridge and heard them on the
track. We told them to get off.
We heard a bang and then
someone screamed"

 
This tragic case follows the death of 15 year old Tyler Deacon who was killed on a railway track in Leicester.
His family and school friends decided they wanted to produce a video to warn other young people of the dangers and consequences of going onto railway tracks.The safety video, called 'Tyler 4 Ever', includes Tyler's favourite song, 'White Flag' by Dido, who gave her permission for the music to be used.

PC Steve Wareing of British Transport Police said: "We want to stop youngsters fooling around on the railway tracks often as a result of showing off after they've been drinking."
He added: "A high speed train can cover the length of 20 football pitches in 30 seconds and take 2000 metres to emergency stop. In comparison a Ferrari 360 travelling at top speed only takes 60 metres to emergency stop"

It's not just young men who get killed or
seriously injured. At Broadstairs train station in
Kent 12 year old Rayleigh White and friends
climbed off one platform to walk across
the tracks.
Rayleigh was killed instantly and her tragic
death was captured on a station CCTV
(Closed Circuit Television) camera as she
slipped and touched the electric rail.

Steve Wareing said: "Electricity at 750 volts
passing through a live extra rail or at 25,000
volts in overhead wires above the track can cause great damage
to your body.Youngsters are risking their lives by this behaviour."

They also don't realise that even trespassing on the railway is a
criminal offence with a maximum fine of £1,000. Digital CCTV
images are now helping to show exactly what goes on at a
crime scene.