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Rail Operator Fined £1m After Woman Dies Putting Head Out of Train Window - Nottinghamshire Live

Great Western Railway was fined over £1 million for failing to manage known safety risks related to droplight windows, leading to a passenger's preventable death in 2018.

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Bethan Roper was fatally injured while travelling home with friends after a Christmas shopping trip in Bath

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Rail operator fined £1m after woman dies putting head out of train window - Nottinghamshire Live

Bethan Roper was fatally injured while travelling home with friends after a Christmas shopping trip in Bath

·Nottingham, United Kingdom
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He Traveled by Train, Pulled His Head Out of the Window and Died: the Railway Company Was Fined

A young woman died in a tragic railway accident. The train company pleaded guilty to two charges of non-compliance with the health and safety law.

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Rail firm fined £1m over death of woman who put her head out of train window - Manchester Evening News

Bethan Roper, 28, died after being struck by a tree branch while returning home after a day out shopping

·Manchester, United Kingdom
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Great Western Railway fined £1m over train passenger's death

·London, United Kingdom
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Railway company fined £1m after woman killed leaning out of train window

The 28-year-old's death was described as a 'preventable tragedy'.

·United Kingdom
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The Passenger Stuck Her Head Out the Window and Died - This Is the Amount of Compensation the Train Company Will Pay

In the tragic 2018 incident, Bethan Roper's head hit a tree branch near the city of Bath in the UK, as she was driving home from a day of Christmas shopping. • A review before the incident warned of the risk of windows opening. • Following the incidents, the UK issued safety guidelines preventing windows from being opened wide.

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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
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