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Final up to date at 17:03 GMT Cardiff quad bike deaths 'accidental' Verdicts of accidental death have been recorded on two men struck by a train while riding a quad bicycle on the main Cardiff to London railway line. Trevor Davies, 20, and David Cooper, 24,
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Windows 7 Home Basic 32 Bit, and Anthony Thomas, 23, both of Cardiff, were charged with burglary and endangering safety on the railways. Refused to reply Both deny all charges and are due to stand trial later this month. The two men were questioned by Cardiff coroner Mary Hassall during the jury inquest but both refused to reply,
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Microsoft Office Standard 2007 Activation, of eight women and two men, returned their verdicts after hearing lengthy evidence regarding the findings of the investigation into both deaths. The jury heard that the driver of the train which hit the pair had not seen them, and that as the bikes would have been noisy, it would have been impossible for them to hear the train until it was upon them. The coroner's court also heard that there was a considerable risk of the collision derailing the train and endangering the crew. The inquest was told that two other men then tried to raise the alarm with nearby residents saying that their friends had been killed. One in particular was described as "frantic". They showed paramedics to the scene but when the paramedics reached them, they could find no signs of life. Shortly after that, the two other men had left the scene. Post mortem examinations on the recovered bodies showed that Mr Cooper died of head injuries and Mr Davies died from multiple injuries.