Boy, 11, killed by train at crossing 'was distracted by his phone'

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An 11-year-old boy struck and killed by a train at a level crossing is believed to have been distracted by a video on his mobile phone, an investigation has found. Jaiden Shehata was walking to school when the accident happened at about 8.03am on January 23 at the Bourneview footpath crossing near Kenley, south London, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said.

He was hit by a Southern train travelling at about 50mph. After seeing Jaiden start to cross the railway, the driver sounded the horn and applied the emergency brake.

The boy looked up in response, but did not have time to move clear before the train reached the crossing. Jaiden suffered fatal injuries after being hit by the train, which st