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| Teenage boy dies at railway depot | Teenage boy dies at railway depot |
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| A 13-year-old boy has died at a railway maintenance site in Liverpool, after apparently being electrocuted by an overhead power line. | A 13-year-old boy has died at a railway maintenance site in Liverpool, after apparently being electrocuted by an overhead power line. |
| British Transport Police were called to the depot in Allerton, at 1700 BST on Sunday, after reports three youths had been seen inside. | |
| Ch Supt Peter Holden said the dead boy had climbed on top of a disused train. The others had both suffered burns. | Ch Supt Peter Holden said the dead boy had climbed on top of a disused train. The others had both suffered burns. |
| Officers are now investigating how the youths gained access to the site. | Officers are now investigating how the youths gained access to the site. |
| The scene has been cordoned off while the investigation is carried out and the boy's family have been informed. | The scene has been cordoned off while the investigation is carried out and the boy's family have been informed. |
| The depot covers a large area with a large amount of perimeter fencing Ch Supt Peter HoldenBritish Transport Police | |
| Ch Supt Holden said it was "an extremely tragic incident". | Ch Supt Holden said it was "an extremely tragic incident". |
| "Three youths had been seen within the maintenance depot, and it would appear that they'd accessed the roof of a train that was in storage - so a disused train if you like - and unfortunately come into close contact with the overhead electrical lines," he told BBC Radio 5Live. | "Three youths had been seen within the maintenance depot, and it would appear that they'd accessed the roof of a train that was in storage - so a disused train if you like - and unfortunately come into close contact with the overhead electrical lines," he told BBC Radio 5Live. |
| "It would appear that one of these has arced, resulting in the regrettable and unfortunate fatality of the 13-year-old youth. | "It would appear that one of these has arced, resulting in the regrettable and unfortunate fatality of the 13-year-old youth. |
| "The overhead cable carries 25,000 volts of electricity and quite clearly when someone comes into close proximity the current can arc across." | "The overhead cable carries 25,000 volts of electricity and quite clearly when someone comes into close proximity the current can arc across." |
| Officers are investigating how the boys gained access | |
| Ch Supt Holden said there were fences and warning signs around the site, which is used to store freight trains, and it was "as secure as it can be". | |
| "The depot covers a large area with a large amount of perimeter fencing," he said. | "The depot covers a large area with a large amount of perimeter fencing," he said. |
| "Because it's such a large area it wouldn't necessarily follow that these people would be easily detected once they'd gone into the depot. | "Because it's such a large area it wouldn't necessarily follow that these people would be easily detected once they'd gone into the depot. |
| "It's a large environment to fence off, but, obviously, the fences are there to keep people out." | "It's a large environment to fence off, but, obviously, the fences are there to keep people out." |
| The two other youths are now being treated in hospital for burns that are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
| Ch Supt Holden said his colleagues did a lot of work in the Merseyside area to try to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of the railway environment. | Ch Supt Holden said his colleagues did a lot of work in the Merseyside area to try to educate schoolchildren about the dangers of the railway environment. |