16 Year Old Girl Killed Trying To Catch A Train

Sharon · #1 ● 10-25-2011, 05:09 PM

A 16-year-old girl was killed when she fell from a platform while apparently trying to catch a train.

The accident happened at Liverpool James Street station on Saturday night.

It is thought that the teenager, named locally as Georgia Varley, had been running along the platform after a Wirral-bound train following a night out in Liverpool with friends and family when she fell.

It is believed some of the party were already on board the train, which had begun to move away from the station.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "BTP officers were called to an incident at James Street station in Liverpool at 11.34pm on Saturday.

"A 16-year-old girl from the Wirral sadly died after it is believed she fell between the platform and a train at the station.

"Officers are keeping in close contact with the girl's family and friends and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time."

Police are speaking with a number of witnesses, including Merseyrail staff, and investigating the full circumstances surrounding the incident, which is currently being treated as unexplained.

Around 40 to 50 passengers were on the platform at the time of the incident and some were treated for shock by Merseyside Ambulance Service paramedics, police said.

The train involved was the 11.01pm Merseyrail service from West Kirby.

Lee · #2 ● 10-25-2011, 05:45 PM

Saw in paper today, unlucky

Faline · #3 ● 10-25-2011, 05:45 PM

No point running after a train, they don't stop like a bus does sometimes if it has already left the station

I guess it was the last train though and she didn't want to be left behind and ran after it, sad story.
With it being a Saturday i wonder if she was drunk too.

Lee · #4 ● 10-25-2011, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by Kelly ↗

No point running after a train, they don't stop like a bus does sometimes if it has already left the station

I guess it was the last train though and she didn't want to be left behind and ran after it, sad story.
With it being a Saturday i wonder if she was drunk too.

saturday...16 yr old...11pm...be surprised if she wasn't

collaredgirl65 · #5 ● 10-25-2011, 06:55 PM

Karma · #6 ● 10-25-2011, 07:10 PM

Yep, read it on AOL. Sad. Just an awful accident. Poor thing. And the poor family too!

Geemonster · #7 ● 10-25-2011, 07:24 PM

An accident is something where no one is at fault.
Okay it is sad and i feel for the family,but she was careless.

BigFoot · #8 ● 10-25-2011, 09:22 PM

She was pretty hot too.

Karma · #9 ● 10-26-2011, 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by Geemonster ↗

An accident is something where no one is at fault.
Okay it is sad and i feel for the family,but she was careless.

Come on Gee, we've all been careless at times I am sure. So whether you call it an accident or not, she was just really unlucky and it's sad because she was so young.

alpha.first.one · #10 ● 10-26-2011, 03:10 AM

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16 Year Old Girl Killed Trying To Catch A Train

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