An 11-year-old boy, Jaiden Shehata, is killed after being struck by a train near a level crossing in Kenley, south London, just after 8am on 23 January 2025. An inquest hears the incident involves a high-risk level crossing at the time of the collision.
According to the account presented at the inquest, the boy was “probably” watching a video on his iPhone when he is hit. The report focuses on the circumstances leading up to the collision, including the boy’s attention and the crossing’s risk status. Other details, such as the train’s speed, the presence of barriers or warnings at the crossing, and whether any specific fault was identified, are not included in the provided summaries.
The coverage centers on the inquest’s discussion of likely conditions immediately before the crash, with attention on the boy’s phone use. The information available here does not include competing claims or confirmed findings beyond the inquest’s reported “probably” assessment.
