Children have been seen doing handstands and playing ‘chicken’ with oncoming trains – forcing a busy level crossing to shut.
Pictures show children and teenagers playing on Brickfields level crossing near Upminster in London.
Some were spotted deliberately playing ‘chicken’ with oncoming trains – jumping out of the way of the train at the last second.
Others were seen performing handstands, using their phones and racing across to beat a train.
The crossing has now been closed with Network Rail condemning the ‘concerning behaviour’ that could put the teenagers at significant risk of injury or death.
The railway line through Brickfields is used by approximately
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