Woman killed was 'leaning out of train window' between Bath and Bristol [BBC News]
Date: 11/01/2019
A passenger was killed while leaning out of a train window below a warning sticker, accident investigators found.
Bethan Roper, 28, from Penarth, suffered a fatal blow to the head when she was struck by a tree branch.
The charity worker had been shopping at Bath^s Christmas market with friends on 1 December and was travelling home.
A preliminary report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) found the Bristol-bound train was travelling at 85mph at the time.
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Rail death victim 'leant out of window'
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The 28-year-old, from Penarth, died after being hit by a trackside tree branch, investigators say.
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