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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

Train horror: Schoolboy killed on level crossing in south London was 'probably distracted by mobile phone video'

At a glance

• 11-year-old Jaiden Shehata was struck and killed by a train while using a pedestrian level crossing in Kenley, south London, on January 23, 2025.

• An investigation found he was likely distracted by a video on his mobile phone and unaware of the approaching train.

• The crossing had no active warning systems and was previously identified as one of the most dangerous in the region, with prior near misses and a past fatality.

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