Mum of teen girl killed by train as she sat on tracks tries to sue Network Rail for £22,000
NETWORK Rail is being sued by a grieving mother whose teenage daughter was killed by a “silent” night train as she sat on the tracks at a level crossing.
Both girls had also grown up in the local area and believed that, if any train did in fact approach, it would sound its horn. A simple sign explaining that drivers would no longer sound their horn overnight would have saved her daughter's life, she claims. And he claimed locals such as Milena and Amelia would have been lulled into a false sense of security because train horns continued to sound during the day.
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