Young mother is killed by express train after going onto tracks to retrieve mobile phone she dropped

January 10th, 2012

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Charlene Pickering went to fetch handset after argument with boyfriend
He begged her to return to platform
Friends post tributes on Twitter

By
Arthur Martin and Nicola Jones

Last updated at 2:24 AM on 10th January 2012

A young mother was killed by an express train after jumping on to the tracks to retrieve her mobile phone.

Charlene Pickering, 23, was arguing with boyfriend Daniel Pickett when she dropped the handset. It bounced several times on the platform before falling on to the tracks.

Mr Pickett begged her to get back on to the platform, but his pleas came too late as she was hit by a train travelling at 60mph.

The fatal tragedy sees Charlene Pickering 23, leave behind a son called Toby, aged 4

Miss Pickering, from West Molesey, Surrey, was pronounced dead at the scene following the incident at Wimbledon station in south-west London at 7.30pm on Sunday.

She leaves behind a four-year-old son, Toby.

Before the accident, Miss Pickering and Mr Pickett had been to watch Chelsea beat Portsmouth in an FA Cup football match.

Police and rail bosses are studying CCTV images, which are thought to have captured the full horror of what happened.

A source close to the inquiry said: ‘The CCTV footage shows a young woman and her boyfriend arguing. She dropped her mobile phone which bounced on to the platform and on to the track.

‘She jumped down and got hit at 60mph. The boyfriend was shouting at her not to jump down.’

Alison Evans, British Transport Police Chief Inspector, said: ‘We believe at this stage that the woman went on to the tracks to retrieve her mobile phone before being struck by the train.

‘This appears to have been a tragic accident and our thoughts remain with the woman’s family at this very difficult and sad time for them.’

However, Miss Pickering’s step-father Guy Pollington said last night that the family did not believe she was looking for her phone.

He said: ‘The coroner has said there is CCTV of her crouching down below the platform, the reasons for which we might never know.

‘No phone has ever been found.’

Last year passengers called for a speed limit to be introduced through Wimbledon Station after there were three rush-hour deaths within four months

He said their ‘world had been shattered’, adding: ‘Charlene was the light of our lives.’

Miss Pickering’s mother Pamela was too upset to talk about her loss last night. Trains which pass through the station without stopping are allowed to travel at speeds of up to 75mph. Rail officials said there would have been ten express trains every hour on the evening of the accident.

Yesterday Mr Pickett, 23, left a moving tribute to his girlfriend on Facebook.

The pair met when they were pupils at Rydens School in Walton-on-Thames, but had only been a couple for four months. He wrote: ‘I would love to hear your voice just once more.

‘We had made so many plans and they have been so cruelly taken.

The tragedy has reignited calls for more safety measures to be introduced at the station

‘I will never forget you. Toby was so lucky to have you as a mum and he will be so proud of you and he will also make you proud.’

Other friends posted tributes on Twitter, with Lewis Brown writing: ‘I am lost for words, she was an amazing young mother.’

Andrew Kelly, a 23-year-old councillor from Walton-on-Thames, added: ‘Very shocked to hear of the death of an old school friend. Far, far too young.’ The tragedy has reignited calls for more safety measures.

James Turnbull, 39, from Merton, who commutes from the station, said: ‘Some of these trains that don’t stop at Wimbledon or the freight trains are so fast. It’s quite frightening.’

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Please think about the poor driver of the train he will live this nightmare for the rest of his his/her life !!! RIP to the young lady .

– Ossie, Thailand,, 10/1/2012 04:14

Can’t imagine the horror of that scene. For anyone who seen it, including her boyfriend, and not forgetting the driver. 🙁

– Mike, Manchester, 10/1/2012 03:19

thoughts also go out to the emergency services who had to deal with this. .

– Mike , sutton, 10/1/2012 00:33

Use the Moscow metro idea of a corridor with a row of lift door entrances to match door entry to the trains.

– Traveller, South of London, 10/1/2012 00:30

cannot of been pleasent for the first responers either.

– dave , Dulwich, 10/1/2012 00:22

Condolences to this poor woman’s family and especially her children.
– Jessica, The beautiful south, 09/1/2012 19:35
And not forgetting the driver too.

– Roger , Carmarthen, West Wales., 09/1/2012 23:57

We all make mistakes but this one cost her life . Rest in peace

– Jamal, London , uk , 09/1/2012 23:42

What an awful tragedy, she obviously made a terrible judgement error that has left her family heartbroken. Many condolences to all concerned, RIP x

– rach3133, Camberley, UK, 09/1/2012 23:22

You can get a new phone – not a new life. May she RIP.

– Helen, New York, NY, 09/1/2012 23:07

What safety measures can you have for someone electing to jump onto the train tracks of their own accord?

– Chris, Ealing, 09/1/2012 22:59

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