shocking security camera pictures show youths dicing with death at a Sussex railway station

British Transport Police say it is incredible no one has been killed, and have released the photographs, which were taken by security cameras at Goring station, Worthing, to warn others of the dangers.

The photographs show an explosion as a metal bar is placed across the live rail.

Moments later a teenage boy is seen staggering along the platform, having been temporarily blinded.

Another shows a youth grabbing a rail of the train, designed to assist drivers to get into the cab, and "surfing" on the outside of the cab.

A youth is also

pictured riding on the back of a train as it leaves Goring. He rode all the way to Durrington, about a mile down the track.

There is a terrifying shot of a teenage boy standing with both feet on the live 750-volt rail.

If he had put one foot down he would have been electrocuted, resulting in death or horrible mutilation from burns.

Insp Mick Morriss, head of British Transport Police in Sussex, said: "We are amazed no one has

been killed by these dangerous antics. We

are releasing these photographs in the hope that by shaming the youngsters we can prevent a death. "

Where the youths have been indentified, they have been cautioned.

Insp Morris said: "The youngsters come from good homes and when

we have shown the

photographs to their parents they have been horrified."

As yet there have been no prosecutions but police have vowed to start court proceedings if there is any repeat of the actions.

Some of the youths, all aged between 12 and 16, had been drinking and it is believed some had also taken drugs.

The photographs were taken between August and October. Insp Morriss said: " We have a problem with Goring. A lot of youths seem to congregate there.

"Parents think their children are in a safe environment but the photographs show they are sometimes dicing with death."

"Many do not realise the dangers their children are putting themselves into and we appeal to them to discourage their children from loitering at railway stations."

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