Smokey
7th December 2005, 05:18 PM
The man who died on a railway line near Abingdon yesterday was a dean of Oxford Brookes University.
Simon Williams, head of the university's Business School, died when he was struck by a train on the track between Radley and Oxford, near Sandford Lock, at about 6.30am.
Business and education colleagues were today in shock at the tragic news.
British Transport Police are investigating the incident, which affected First Great Western services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
Thames Valley Police are assisting the BTP with the investigation.
Paramedics were called to Radley railway station after Mr Williams' body was found on the track, but they were unable to save his life.
Thames Valley Police say the incident is not being treated as suspicious and an inquest into the death is expected to be opened by Oxford coroner Nicholas Gardiner tomorrow or Friday, following a post mortem.
The line was closed for several hours and reopened shortly after 9am yesterday.
Colleagues were today unwilling to pay formal tribute until after a post mortem.
Rebecca Baxter, a spokesman for Oxford Brookes University, said: "We are aware of an incident that occurred yesterday but we are unable to make any comment at this time."
source:
click (http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/oxfordshire/news/TOPNEWS1.html)
RIP :(
Simon Williams, head of the university's Business School, died when he was struck by a train on the track between Radley and Oxford, near Sandford Lock, at about 6.30am.
Business and education colleagues were today in shock at the tragic news.
British Transport Police are investigating the incident, which affected First Great Western services between Oxford and Didcot Parkway.
Thames Valley Police are assisting the BTP with the investigation.
Paramedics were called to Radley railway station after Mr Williams' body was found on the track, but they were unable to save his life.
Thames Valley Police say the incident is not being treated as suspicious and an inquest into the death is expected to be opened by Oxford coroner Nicholas Gardiner tomorrow or Friday, following a post mortem.
The line was closed for several hours and reopened shortly after 9am yesterday.
Colleagues were today unwilling to pay formal tribute until after a post mortem.
Rebecca Baxter, a spokesman for Oxford Brookes University, said: "We are aware of an incident that occurred yesterday but we are unable to make any comment at this time."
source:
click (http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/oxfordshire/news/TOPNEWS1.html)
RIP :(