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Mother and daughter hit and killed by train at Ealing Broadway | Mother and daughter hit and killed by train at Ealing Broadway |
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Two people who died after being hit by a train were a 36-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter, police have said. | Two people who died after being hit by a train were a 36-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter, police have said. |
They said the deaths at Ealing Broadway station in west London, at about 6.10pm on Tuesday night, were not being treated as suspicious. | They said the deaths at Ealing Broadway station in west London, at about 6.10pm on Tuesday night, were not being treated as suspicious. |
The incident led to major disruption, with Heathrow Express services suspended and First Great Western trains affected. | The incident led to major disruption, with Heathrow Express services suspended and First Great Western trains affected. |
Supt Chris Horton, from British Transport Police, said: “Shortly before 6.10pm on Tuesday 23 June, we were called to Ealing Broadway station following reports of a person struck by a train. | Supt Chris Horton, from British Transport Police, said: “Shortly before 6.10pm on Tuesday 23 June, we were called to Ealing Broadway station following reports of a person struck by a train. |
“Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Metropolitan police service and London ambulance service and discovered two people had been struck and killed by a train. | “Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Metropolitan police service and London ambulance service and discovered two people had been struck and killed by a train. |
“Since the incident, officers have been working to determine the identities of the deceased and the details of the moments leading up to their deaths. | “Since the incident, officers have been working to determine the identities of the deceased and the details of the moments leading up to their deaths. |
“As a result of those inquiries, we are now able to confirm that the deceased have been identified as a 36-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl, who were mother and daughter. | |
“We can also confirm that we are not treating the deaths as suspicious and we will assist in the compilation of a report for the coroner.” | “We can also confirm that we are not treating the deaths as suspicious and we will assist in the compilation of a report for the coroner.” |
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