Overview

• Officers and paramedics were summoned around 10:10 pm on July 3 following reports of casualties near Poynton railway station.
• Avanti West Coast, Cross Country and Northern services were halted overnight and resumed by about 6:15 am on July 4.
• British Transport Police confirmed two 16-year-old boys were pronounced dead at the scene despite paramedics’ efforts.
• The force has ruled out suspicious circumstances and notified the victims’ families.
• Investigators are compiling evidence for a coroner’s inquest to determine how the teenagers came to be on the tracks.