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Couple's Doncaster station deaths prompt police appeal | Couple's Doncaster station deaths prompt police appeal |
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A couple who died when they were hit by a train at Doncaster Station have been named by police. | A couple who died when they were hit by a train at Doncaster Station have been named by police. |
Melissa Wood, 27, and Christopher Linley, 34, were struck at about 20:20 BST on Tuesday. | |
One eyewitness told the Doncaster Free Press the couple were "hugging" when they fell in front of the train. | One eyewitness told the Doncaster Free Press the couple were "hugging" when they fell in front of the train. |
Ms Wood's family said her death had left a "huge gap in the hearts of all". British Transport Police (BTP) are not treating the deaths as suspicious. | |
However, officers are keen to establish the couple's movements prior to the incident. | However, officers are keen to establish the couple's movements prior to the incident. |
A BTP spokesperson said: "At 6.46pm, a man and woman were seen on CCTV arriving at the station. | A BTP spokesperson said: "At 6.46pm, a man and woman were seen on CCTV arriving at the station. |
"They moved around the concourse and various platforms, occasionally sitting in waiting rooms. | "They moved around the concourse and various platforms, occasionally sitting in waiting rooms. |
"At 8.23pm, they were struck by a train on the tracks at Platform 1. | "At 8.23pm, they were struck by a train on the tracks at Platform 1. |
"Officers would like to speak to anyone who was at the station and saw the two people beforehand, or saw the incident, and haven't spoken to police yet." | "Officers would like to speak to anyone who was at the station and saw the two people beforehand, or saw the incident, and haven't spoken to police yet." |
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