Boy and grandmother die on railway
A six-year-old boy and his grandmother were killed as they crossed a railway, it has emerged.
British Transport Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and the deaths appeared to be a "tragic accident".
The boy and his grandmother were hit by the Worksop to Nottingham service at a pedestrian crossing in Bestwood Village at 6.45pm on Saturday night.
At the point they were hit, the railway runs parallel to a tram line linking Nottingham to Hucknall and there is a dual crossing over the two tracks.
No trains run along the line on a Sunday but trams were running as normal.
Inspector Paul Andrews, from the BTP, said: "There are no suspicious circumstances. We are talking about a tragic accident more than anything else."
Councillor Chris Baron, who represents the area, said there had been a campaign ten years ago to make the gates to pedestrian crossings along the route lock as a train approaches.
He said: "My heart goes out to them. It's terrible, absolutely terrible.
"I wanted to see a locking system that can bolt the gates when a train is 100 yards away."
