Earphones may have distracted girl hit by train

A 15-year-old schoolgirl hit and killed by a train may have been oblivious to onlookers' warning screams because she was wearing earphones.

About 15 witnesses at the level crossing and on the platforms at Ginifer station in Melbourne's north watched as the girl ran out in front of a city-bound V/Line train on Monday morning. They yelled at her to stop, but after hesitating she made the fatal decision to run.

Sergeant Rob Atkinson said the Cairnlea girl may have been wearing earphones and so didn't hear the screams of warning or the sound of the train. "Witnesses have yelled out to her to stop," he said.   More Read

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