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Stephanie Wareham

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Death of police sergeant who was hit by train wholly preventable coroner says | Mind Blowing Facts

Sergeant Graham Saville died after being hit by a train as he attempted to save a distressed man on the tracks (Family Handout/PA) - (PA Media)

The death of a police sergeant who was hit by a train while trying to help a vulnerable man on a railway line was “wholly preventable”, a coroner has ruled.

Sergeant Graham Saville, 46, who worked for Nottinghamshire Police, was on the line in Balderton, near Newark, Nottinghamshire, on August 24 2023 when he was struck by a train travelling at up to 125mph.

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