A teenager tried desperately to save his friend by 'rugby tackling' him off the tracks as a train approached at 110mph. Tragic pals Joshua Myers and Jordan Everett both died at Poynton railway station in Cheshire on July 3 last year after Jordan tried to save his friend, who had climbed down from the platform. Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish told Jordan's family: "I know that you wanted him to be hailed as a hero for what he did. Joshua, the court heard, was drunk at the time at the station and climbed onto the live rail tracks. He said in the statement: "Jordan was trying to save him.

Source: Daily Mirror February 24, 2026 18:56 UTC