One of the victims was run over by a 08 350hp the other injury happened as the shunter was riding on the steps of a Class 56, when he slipped off and went under an HAA coal truck and lost his legs.
Those of you readers who take short cuts when on and about the railway should always remember that all things on the railway are big, dirty and heavy, and if they hit you it WILL hurt and sometimes you do not get up again.
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