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| An inquest has begun into the death of a 21-year-old student from Londonderry who was killed when he was hit by a passenger train in England on Thursday. | An inquest has begun into the death of a 21-year-old student from Londonderry who was killed when he was hit by a passenger train in England on Thursday. |
| David Thompson from Kilfennan, who was studying natural sciences at Cambridge, was struck by a train at the station in Brandon in Suffolk. | David Thompson from Kilfennan, who was studying natural sciences at Cambridge, was struck by a train at the station in Brandon in Suffolk. |
| The inquest opened in Norwich on Monday, and was adjourned. | The inquest opened in Norwich on Monday, and was adjourned. |
| Senior Tutor at Corpus Christi College Cambridge, Marina Frasca-Spada, said the college was in "terrible shock". | Senior Tutor at Corpus Christi College Cambridge, Marina Frasca-Spada, said the college was in "terrible shock". |
| "He was a fine student, and people are just distraught. | "He was a fine student, and people are just distraught. |
| "We held an impromptu service in the chapel on Saturday night, and part of his family who live locally were able to attend, and almost all the students were there. | "We held an impromptu service in the chapel on Saturday night, and part of his family who live locally were able to attend, and almost all the students were there. |
| "We're a small college so everybody knows each other, and David was in his third year so he was very well known," she said. |