'Possible murder-suicide' of mother and child at Slough

Officers say they are not looking for anyone else following the deaths of a woman and child at Slough in Berkshire. But the deaths are still being treated as suspicious.

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'Mother and son' killed after being hit by train

Whilst we have yet to formally identify the deceased we can confirm we believe the woman was 48 and the child was a boy aged 10. Both were local to the area and we believe they were mother and son. The incident is still bring treated as suspicious although officers do not believe there was any third party involvement at the station.

– British Transport Police

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Witness saw 'four or five police cars' arrive at Slough station

A taxi driver, who did not want to be named, was queuing outside the station when the two people were hit by a train.

I was just waiting for a job when I heard the sirens and saw about four or five police cars arrive but we didn't know it was this serious until the station was closed and everyone was forced to leave. It's terrible what has happened, we can't believe it.

We've heard a lot of different things but we don't know what has really happened.

– Taxi driver

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Passenger hears 'loud bang' as train comes to a stop

One of the passengers on the train told ITV News:

We went through Slough, there was a loud bang and the train came to a stop. Police officers have classed the train as a crime scene and are currently taking photos of evidence.

– Passenger
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British Transport Police at the scene of the deaths in Slough Credit: ITV News
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British Transport Police remove evidence from the scene Credit: ITV News
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