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Boy, 15, dies after touching rail cables in Wrenthorpe Boy, 16, dies after touching rail cables in Wrenthorpe
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A 15-year-old boy who climbed on to a freight train has died after he touched overhead power cables, police have said. A 16-year-old boy who climbed on to a freight train has died after touching overhead power lines, police have said.
The teenager was pronounced dead by the side of a railway line in Wrenthorpe, near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday night. Kyle Bradley was pronounced dead by the side of a railway line in Wrenthorpe near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Saturday.
A 16-year-old boy and a woman aged 18 were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries at 18:40 BST. Another boy aged 16 and a woman aged 18 were also taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries at 18:40 BST.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the death was not thought to be suspicious. Local residents said there had been problems with young people playing near to the track before.
A spokesman said all three were from the local area. British Transport Police (BTP) said all three people were from the local area, and the death was not thought to be suspicious.
"At this stage it would appear that the two boys and the female were on the railway line and the 15-year-old boy had climbed on to a freight train at the location," he said. "At this stage it would appear that the two boys and the female were on the railway line and the 16-year-old boy had climbed on to a freight train at the location," he said.
The Office of Rail Regulation has been informed of the death and a file will be prepared for the coroner, he added. The Office of Rail Regulation has been informed of the death and a file will be prepared for the coroner, he said.
@katerace tweeted: "Sadly an accident waiting to happen. I have rung BTP earlier this year about kids playing on stationary freight in the same spot."@katerace tweeted: "Sadly an accident waiting to happen. I have rung BTP earlier this year about kids playing on stationary freight in the same spot."
Wrenthorpe resident Ann-Marie Johnson said there had been problems with young people playing near the line for a number of years.
"It's gone on for some years - I've heard children and youths playing around near the line. I've spoken to them and to the police about it before.
"It's dreadful, a terrible tragedy, I was horrified when I heard the news. But I hope it serves as a warning in the future."