[Evening Standard] A woman who suffered fatal head injuries while leaning out of a train window was killed when she hit a tree branch, an accident report has found. Bethan Roper, 28, had stuck her head out the window of Great Western Railway train near Twerton, Bath on December 1 when she was struck while the train travelled 85mph.
A preliminary report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch found that a yellow “caution” label above the door said “do not lean out of window when train is moving.”
The door was fitted with an opening window to enable passengers to access the handle, which was on the outside.
Miss Roper was on board the London Paddington to Exeter service while returning to Penarth, South Wales from a Christmas shopping trip with friends.