This is a real sad story. Just to remind you all to take care.....

[TINY]

Of your children.

Be extra extra careful and educate them properly.

This is simply a tragedy.

Jeffrey Bellinger, 13, from Cedar Lake, Ind., asked his mom if he could walk home from school Tuesday. She said yes.
He walked along railway tracks, a short cut. He had, police say, earphones on under his hoodie.

As ABC7 reports, a freight train came in his direction. The driver sounded his horn. But Bellinger didn't hear it.

The train struck him and killed him. He was an only child.

His mom told ABC: "I started calling him and wasn't getting any answer. Then I heard there was an incident on the train tracks. Didn't know it was him at the time."

ABC said that Tom Taylor, the superintendent of Bellinger's school district -- Hannover Community School -- had told kids not to walk along the railway tracks.

Taylor said: "In particular at our high school we've always suggested that they have one earbud in and one earbud out."
Too many times, children and adults walk the streets (and sometimes even drive) with both ears full of music, and none listening to what is going on around them.

In Bellinger's case, all that remains are memories, grief and a wish that a boy had at least had one earbud out.

https://www.cnet.com/news/teenager-wearing-earphones-killed-by-train/#ftag=YHF65cbda0

 

[Boris7]

That's quite the eye opener. I feel so bad for his mother.

 

[papasmerf]

Sad and preventable.

Teach your kids that Trains will always win any fight you get into with them.

Now the bad news is a Train makes a hell of a lot more noise than a car. Maybe the kid was not ready to take the the training wheels off, yet.

 

[Prick]

:Crying/:

 

[Valetdriver]

No matter how much you try teaching them, they are just teenagers with a 5 minute memory span for those things they Believe is not important.

 

[papasmerf]

No matter how much you try teaching them, they are just teenagers with a 5 minute memory span for those things they Believe is not important.

You need to start teaching them when they are babies.

 

[Wazzap]

I feel so bad for his mother.

Yup

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

Let's not forget the conductor of the train as well I can only imagine the turmoil he is going through knowing what is about to happen and being powerless to stop it. Very sad indeed.

 

[Only see MILFS]

These kids today always listening to music when walking outside on sidewalks, and crossing roads. I see this all the time.
Running along a train track. They should take the noise out of their ears and listen to what Is going on around them. Poor kid, Sad Story.

WE must teach the younger ones To keep the earphones off when doing such things.

 

[Sophia Sinclair]

In psychology it's called "personal fable". Basically it's the belief that it won't happen to me. It's an unfortunate fact that children are far more prone to this kind of thinking than adults. Even if you tell them they often don't listen or care.

 

[papasmerf]

In psychology it's called "personal fable". Basically it's the belief that it won't happen to me. It's an unfortunate fact that children are far more prone to this kind of thinking than adults. Even if you tell them they often don't listen or care.

Mostly that comes from too little, too late from the parents.

 

[Wanker]

It has to hurt you before you learn is what my dad always said. Not saying it ends up in a tragic death but if it had happened before and he heard the train coming. He would have an open eye on his back the next time.