A 16-year-old girl found dead near a railway station is thought to have been electrocuted on the track.
The teenager’s body was discovered at Herne Bay station in Kent. British Transport Police said she was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining serious injuries believed to be caused by electrocution.
She was out with a group of friends near the railway station just before 11pm the previous night, said DCI Paul Langley, of the BTP.
The teenager has been named by her family as Taiyah Pebbles. Her death is being treated as unexplained while police investigate how she received the injuries.
The teenager’s body was found just before 7am on Wednesday. Langley said: “I would be looking to speak with anyone who might have been near to Herne Bay station during this period.”
The teenager has yet to be formally identified but her family have been informed and specially trained police officers are giving them support.
Langley said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young girl as they try to come to terms with this awful news. Understandably the family are now desperate for answers and my officers are focussed on understanding how this girl came to be on the tracks.”
The station was closed and trains were cancelled between Faversham and Thanet for six hours while police investigated.
A postmortem examination is due to be held on Friday.
