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Author Topic: 12/06/21 Person Hit By Train Near Lympstone?  (Read 3981 times)
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« on: June 13, 2021, 09:46:07 »

Yesterday I had intended to catch the 0845 DIG>EXC service to collect my bicycle following it's repair. When I checked before leaving home I found that the service was suspended because 'a person has been hit by a train between EXC & EXM'.

I used the bus instead. Just prior to departure the bus driver's radio carried a message instructing all local services to accept rail tickets.

Looking at RTT» (Real Time Trains - website) it seems that 2F05 (BRI» (Bristol Temple Meads - next trains)-EXM) was the service involved as it appears to have terminated short at LYM.

The service suspension message appeared briefly on the NRE(resolve) website but as far as I could tell not on GWR (Great Western Railway).com. Subsequently none of the news sources that I use have carried any information related to the incident, almost as though it never happened or wasn't as initially described.
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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2021, 10:32:22 »

The service suspension message appeared briefly on the NRE(resolve) website but as far as I could tell not on GWR (Great Western Railway).com. Subsequently none of the news sources that I use have carried any information related to the incident, almost as though it never happened or wasn't as initially described.

I have no answer for you, Bob - but there have been previous incidents where passengers waiting on the platform have been a bit too close to the edge, perhaps leaned over to pick something up and been caught a glancing blow.  Trains stopped for a while, "person hit by train" alerts out, but the person in question brushed himself down and walked away from the station.  Let's hope it was something like that.
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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2021, 13:00:03 »

Sadly in this case it was at a foot crossing.  Person sustained fatal injuries.
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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2021, 13:21:35 »

Sadly in this case it was at a foot crossing.  Person sustained fatal injuries.

Sh**.  Thanks for letting us know.
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« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2021, 12:42:26 »

Appears to be another incident involving a train and a person on the track near Exmouth this morning.
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« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2021, 12:46:20 »

Appears to be another incident involving a train and a person on the track near Exmouth this morning.

2T16 11h23 Exmouth to Paignton left Exmouth but no further reports.
2F14 10h24 Paignton to Exmouth stopped at Topsham.

Really hope not the same crews involved
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« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2021, 13:38:59 »

Sadly in this case it was at a foot crossing.  Person sustained fatal injuries.

It has now been confirmed that the victim of this sad incident was a CTCRM (Commando Training Centre Royal Marines) Lympstone recruit.
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« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2021, 06:32:27 »

Sadly in this case it was at a foot crossing.  Person sustained fatal injuries.

It has now been confirmed that the victim of this sad incident was a CTCRM (Commando Training Centre Royal Marines) Lympstone recruit.

Here's the story, very sad.

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/mum-royal-marines-recruit-connor-5530698?456=&fbclid=IwAR0NOOVX24JDxcaQVtMX--ctZNC9W5I87N4IEWR683PceX6jw-5klFWQ4do
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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2021, 00:05:21 »

For completeness, in case anyone reading this topic on the Coffee Shop forum cannot link to that news story in the Plymouth Herald from their mobile device:

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Mum of Royal Marines recruit Connor Clark releases heartbreaking tribute after young commando found dead near Devon training camp

Detectives have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the young recruits death just weeks after starting his commando training

A Royal Marines recruit has been found dead on the railway track near Devon's Commando Training Camp at Lympstone amid claims of bullying.

Detectives are investigating the suspected suicide of Connor Clark just weeks into starting his commando course.

The probe is being led by British Transport Police, whose officers were called to the railway line early on Saturday morning.

Passers-by had reported seeing a body and paramedics were also dispatched. Mr Clark was declared dead at the scene.

He had apparently scaled a fence to gain access to the Exeter to Exmouth line near the commando training centre in Lympstone.

In a heartbreaking tribute on Facebook, his mother Tracy Clark said: "Yesterday this beautiful son, brother and friend Connor Clark tragically took his own life whilst following his dream during Royal Marines commando training.  I spoke to him ten hours prior and there were no signs. Anyone who knows us will know how beautifully close we were.  I write this with a broken heart and solely to share as a warning. Hug your precious kids close."

British Transport Police said they were called to the line near Lympstone Village railway station at 7.23am on Saturday following reports of a casualty on the tracks.  Paramedics also attended, however sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene,” a spokesperson said.  "This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”

His fellow recruits and their instructors will be interviewed as part of the criminal probe into his death. Senior officers have pledged full cooperation.

Recruits are reported to have expressed concern about their treatment by instructors before the tragedy.

Royal Navy sources said senior officers were 'open-minded' about the possible causes and an internal inquiry had been launched.

The commando centre on the banks of the Exe estuary is the Royal Marines' principal training base. Each year, an average of 1,300 recruits and 400 potential officers attend its gruelling courses.

Defence officials said the thoughts and sympathies of the Naval Service were with Mr Clark's friends and family.

In a statement for the Ministry of Defence a spokesman said: "We can confirm that Recruit Connor Clark died on June 12, 2021. His next of kin have been informed. It would be inappropriate for us to comment further."

Mr Clark is understood to have started his training at the end of last month. For the first period of the 32-week course recruits live together in a large room and their instructors are billeted nearby.

They are supported as they try to adapt to military life and win a coveted green beret. But sources say the mentoring system, which involves senior Marines offering one-to-one help, has been compromised by the pandemic.

Our commiserations here on the forum are with the family and friends of Connor Clark.  Sad

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