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Telegraph
2 hours ago
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- Telegraph
Police officer killed by train ‘seconds after being ordered to stay off tracks'
A police sergeant was struck by a train seconds after being told to stay off the tracks, an inquest has heard. Two trains, which could have been travelling up to 120mph, were coming from both directions before Sgt Graham Saville, 46, was fatally injured on the line in Balderton, near Newark, Notts, on Aug 24 2023. Sgt Saville, who was based in Newark, was responding to a concerns about a man, referred to in court as Patient C, who had called emergency services that evening saying he had taken an overdose. Nottinghamshire Coroners Court heard that an order telling the officers to stay off the line was made by the control room 20 minutes after the first call was made about Patient C going towards the railway line. The order was made 'far too late' for officers to get off the track, the inquest heard. Coroner Laurinda Bower also told the inquest that there was no successful communication from the police control room to Network Rail asking it to stop the trains until 20 seconds before Sgt Saville was struck. Pc Liv Stockdale, who was on duty alongside Sgt Saville and Pc Ben Powell at the time of the incident, gave evidence to the inquest on Tuesday. The court heard Pc Stockdale repeatedly asked the control room to contact Network Rail for the trains to be stopped and said Patient C was 'running down' to the tracks. The coroner asked: 'Were you reassured by that communication that there was contact with Network Rail to get an urgent stop on the line?' The witness replied: 'From what I remember, yes.' The court heard there was 'very little time' between Sgt Saville arriving at the scene and him instructing Pc Powell to go over the fence, which he did, followed by Sgt Saville and Pc Stockdale. Pc Stockdale told the inquest: 'When we went down on to the trackside it was more to keep an eye on Patient C because he was running further away from where we were initially stood.' Ms Bower said: 'At 19:08 hours you put another call out over the radio saying you can see a train in both directions coming. In fairness to you this is a matter of seconds, about 15 seconds, before sadly Graham is struck.' The inquest heard that the trains travel at around 120mph and can cover 55 metres per second, which the coroner described as 'incredibly fast, blink of an eye stuff'. The inquest heard there was an instruction made over the radio at 7.08pm that 'all officers are to stay off the tracks', but this was two seconds before Sgt Saville was hit. Pc Stockdale said: 'From being down on the trackside, the signal was very intermittent. We were unsure what was actually getting passed to the control room at the time.' Sgt Saville's Taser record suggests the trigger was pressed at around the same time that Pc Stockdale said she could see the trains coming. The inquest heard that Sgt Saville's life support was withdrawn five days after he was injured. Joanne Saville, the sergeant's wife, read a pen portrait to the inquest, in which she called her husband a 'fantastic' father of two and a compassionate 'big softy' who was also 'logical, measured and calm under pressure'. She added: 'These qualities made him an excellent police officer but also a great person to have in your life. 'Graham never thought of himself as being brave or a hero. He was a policeman who just got on with what needed to be done. 'He loved this job and the challenges he faced every day. We are immensely proud of everything he's done.' The inquest continues.
Free Malaysia Today
9 hours ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Taiwanese man dies after falling onto LRT tracks
Efforts to extract the deceased are ongoing, says the Selangor fire and rescue department. (JBPM pics) PETALING JAYA : A Taiwanese man died today when he was run over by a train after falling onto the tracks at the Pusat Bandar Puchong LRT station. The Selangor fire and rescue department said the victim was in his 60s and that efforts to extricate the deceased were ongoing. The department spokesman added that the man had fallen onto the tracks. FMT has reached out to police for further information on the incident. Separately, rail operator Rapid KL confirmed the incident at the station along the Sri Petaling LRT line and said services have been suspended at the Bandar Puteri, Taman Perindustrian Puchong, Pusat Bandar Puchong and IOI Puchong Jaya stations. Bus services have been activated as an alternative for passengers. Rapid KL also said trains coming from the Putra Heights station would turn back at the Puchong Perdana station. Meanwhile, trains arriving from the Sentul Timur station will turn back at the Kinrara BK5 station. In February, a blind elderly man died when he was struck by a train after losing balance and falling onto the tracks at the Titiwangsa LRT station. Prasarana Malaysia Bhd later said it planned to install platform sensors at LRT stations to enhance passenger safety, particularly for people with disabilities. Prasarana also said then that it would begin installing platform screen doors at LRT stations, similar to those used in MRT stations.
BBC News
9 hours ago
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- BBC News
Graham Saville inquest: Officer recalls moment train hit colleague
A police officer has told an inquest of the moments leading up to her colleague being fatally hit by a train as they tried to get a vulnerable man off railway Graham Saville was struck after he was deployed to the railway line near Newark, Nottinghamshire, on 24 August survived the impact but died in hospital five days later, a hearing at Nottingham's Council House was Tuesday, PC Liv Stockdale told the inquest she attended the scene with Sgt Saville and another colleague after reports a man, known as Patient C, had taken an overdose of caffeine and was heading towards the train tracks. The inquest was told PC Stockdale and her colleague PC Ben Powell attended the scene and saw Patient C in Main Street, Balderton, at 18:58 said she and PC Powell tried to engage with the man, who had called 999 to say he was going to walk in front of a train, but he walked up to an embankment and climbed a locked gate leading to the court heard Sgt Saville, a 46-year-old father of two, had been deployed separately because he was trained to use a Stockdale said she had contacted the police control room a number of times asking for Network Rail to be asked to stop trains on the court heard a control room officer informed her a colleague was "on it" at 19:07 when Patient C climbed the gate and started to run down the railway told the court Sgt Saville ordered that all three of them follow Patient C when she again radioed in to request an urgent stop on the line. The inquest was told there was a call from Nottinghamshire Police to Network Rail to get an urgent stop on trains at 19:08 and 23 Stockdale said Patient C had shouted to say two trains were approaching - one from each Laurinda Bower said an order was issued from the police control room for officers not to go on the track at 19:08 and 43 seconds - two seconds before Sgt Saville was Bower said the order had been issued "far too late" for the officers to get off the tracks and 20 minutes after they told the control room Patient C was heading towards the track. The court heard the LNER trains on that line could travel at 55m per Stockdale said she did not recall having a conversation with her colleagues about anyone being a "lookout" as they followed Patient C on to the said her radio signal, by the tracks, was intermittent, and there was noise from the wind and the oncoming trains preventing her from hearing continues.
The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Police officer struck by train while helping man on railway, inquest told
A police officer died after being hit by a train while helping a distressed man near a railway line, an inquest has heard. Sgt Graham Saville, 46, who worked for Nottinghamshire Police, was fatally injured on the line in Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, on August 24 2023. Area coroner Laurinda Bower told the first day of his inquest: 'It is incredibly sad that Graham went to work as a public servant and did not return home.' Members of Sgt Saville's family attended the hearing at Nottingham Coroner's Court on Monday where area coroner Laurinda Bower said the officer initially survived the impact but had his life support withdrawn five days later. The court heard that a post-mortem examination found his cause of death to be 'multiple injuries'. The inquest heard a call was made to the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) on the evening of August 24 from a distressed man, who was referred to in court as Patient C, 21 minutes before a call was made about Sgt Saville's injuries. The coroner said: 'Patient C advised he was not feeling violent and did not have a weapon. 'He then advised the dispatcher that police were there. Patient C advised he was near the railway line but not on it.' The court heard that Patient C's call with EMAS ended at 7.05pm, but the control room received another call four minutes later. Ms Bower told the court that the dispatcher was told that Sgt Saville had sustained injuries to his left leg and arm and his observations were 'indicative of pain or shock, or in this case severe blood loss'. The inquest heard a tourniquet was applied to Sgt Saville's leg and arm at the scene before paramedics took him to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. Ms Bower read a statement from intensive care consultant Dr Dan Harvey, who said that a CT scan showed swelling on Sgt Saville's brain after he started deteriorating in the early hours of August 29. Ms Bower said: 'They confirmed there were no surgical options available at that time. This was tragically an unsurvivable event.' After a discussion with his family, Sgt Saville's life support was withdrawn and he was pronounced dead at 4.55pm that day, the coroner told the inquest. The inquest, which is expected to last two weeks, was adjourned and resumes on Tuesday.
The Sun
a day ago
- Health
- The Sun
Cop uncle of Premier League star died after he was hit by train while trying to save ‘vulnerable' man on track
THE police officer uncle of a Premier League star died when he was hit by a train while trying to save a "vulnerable" man, an inquest heard. Sergeant Graham Saville, 46, suffered "catastrophic" injuries during the horror in Balderton, Nottinghamshire. 5 The officer - uncle of Burnley and ex-Nottingham Forest star Joe Worrall - sadly died in hospital five days later. An inquest heard Sgt Saville was attempting to rescue a man, named as Patient C, from the tracks on August 23, 2023. Patient C had called emergency crews claiming he had taken an overdose, having previously tried to take his life a week earlier. The call handler advised him to stay where he was while the police and ambulance services were contacted. Around 18 minutes later, the conversation ended when officers arrived on the scene and were handed the phone by the man. At 7.09pm, another call was made confirming Patient C had jumped in front of a train and appeared to have been electrocuted. The caller then revealed Sgt Saville had been hurt, suffering injuries to his left leg and arm. Paramedic Darren Sleigh told how he arrived to find the dad-of-two lying on his back "parallel" to the track. He said: "I noticed he had sustained serious injuries. Paramedics applied further tourniquets to his arm and leg. He was breathing, but not sufficiently so respiration was applied. "Observations were taken which were all indicative of pain, shock, or severe blood loss." The court heard Sgt Saville wounds were treated with trauma packs before he was handed over to a doctor who was flown to the scene via air ambulance. He was then taken to hospital where medics found he had suffered a severe ischemic brain injury, which is when there is insufficient blood flow to the brain. His cause of death was listed as "multiple injuries", which caused "profound blood loss". Patient C was also taken to hospital with electrocution injuries before being released. Coroner Laurinda Bower said: "It is incredibly sad that Graham went to work as a public servant and didn't return home to his loving family." Sgt Saville, who was based at Newark Police Station, had just been promoted to a response sergeant when he died. He began his career with the Metropolitan Police in 2013 before transferring to Nottinghamshire Police in February 2017. Following his death, his wife Joanne said the tragedy death had "devastated" her family, but added they had taken "great comfort from the outpouring of love and admiration for him". She said: 'Graham was a wonderful man. He was laid back, funny, silly and adventurous – he lived life to the full. "He loved his job and joined the police to do something worthwhile and to make a difference. 'Ultimately his desire to help others has led to him making the ultimate sacrifice. We are devastated. The outpouring of love from all those who knew him is testament to the amazing person he was. 'We are so lucky to have loved him.' Following his death, a minute's applause was held at Forest's Carabao Cup match with Burnley at the City Ground. Worrall, 26, was seen looking heartbroken in the strands during the poignant tribute. He later paid tribute to his uncle, he said he was "proud" of how his family had stuck together following the tragedy. The centre-back added: "Thinking about him and his life is something that we'll do behind closed doors and privately. "There's a lot of good people out there and particularly people in the police force, the ambulance service and the NHS and these people need to be celebrated. 'It takes such tragic circumstances for people to be celebrated and I think that these people are the real heroes." The inquest, which is expected to last two weeks, continues. If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, please call the Samaritans for free on 116123. 5 5 5
