Penarth woman who stuck head out of train window killed by tree branch, jury concludes A PENARTH woman was killed by an overhanging tree branch when she stuck her head out of the window of a moving high-speed train, an inquest jury has concluded. Bethan Roper, 28, suffered fatal head injuries while a passenger on the Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at around 75mph. Miss Roper was returning home to South Wales on December 1 2018 from a day out with friends Christmas shopping in Bath. The GWR London Paddington to Exeter service was using carriages fitted with droplight windows to enable passengers to use the handle on the outside when they needed to leave the train at the platform.
Death of charity worker, 28, who stuck her head out of a train at 75mph and was killed by a tree branch which had been inspected TWICE by Network Rail could have been prevented if another inspection had happened, inquest told
Bethan Roper suffered fatal head injuries on Great Western Railway train in 2018
The 28-year-old had been returning home to South Wales from Bath after day out
Toxicology tests found Miss Roper was nearly twice drink-drive limit at the time
Tree had undergone inspections in 2009 and 2012 as part of a five-year cycle
Further specialist inspections may have prevented the tragedy, an expert said
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