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Rail firm ordered to pay £1m after woman killed putting head out of train window
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Rail firm ordered to pay £1m after woman killed putting head out of train windowBethan Roper, 28, was returning home with friends from a day out Christmas shopping when she was fatally injured on a Great Western Railway service.
View 2 Images Bethan Roper suffered serious head injuries on a train (Image: PA)A rail firm has been ordered to pay more than £1m after a woman was killed when she put her head out of an open train window.
A spokesperson for the ORR added: “That assessment identified the hazard as one of the most significant passenger safety risks.
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“Following Ms Roper’s death, further safety recommendations were issued across the rail industry, to prevent passengers from leaning out of droplight windows.