A jilted lover killed himself by
standing in front of a train driven by his ex-girlfriend, it emerged
last night. Gary Wells, 36 (left), was said to be distraught after
splitting from
Diane MacDonald, 29 (right), three weeks ago. Miss MacDonald was
powerless to prevent a collision after he stepped on
to the track in front of the train she was driving on one of Britain’s
most scenic rail routes.
Mr Wells died instantly as he was hit by the train.
Miss
MacDonald, the first woman train driver on the West Highland Line in
Scotland, was left so distressed that she required sedation after the
tragedy, which happened at Inverlochy, near Fort William, on Tuesday
morning. Continue...
Mr
Wells had been in a long-term relationship with Miss MacDonald but
friends said their relationship ended around three weeks ago.
Sources said the break-up had left Mr Wells struggling to cope.
Last
night, a school friend told how Mr Wells was a devoted father whose
weekends were spent with his son Lewis, who was from a previous
relationship.
The friend, who did not wish to be named, said: ‘Gary was a nice guy.
‘He
and Diane were like peas in a pod. They were together for eight or nine
years and split up a few weeks ago. I can’t believe he did this. I
heard Diane had to be sedated.
‘It’s so sad. He loved spending time with his son Lewis. His weekends were devoted to him.’
Mr
Wells is thought to have been working at a local engineering company
and had previously worked some evenings and weekends as a pub bouncer.
His
family was too distressed yesterday to talk about what happened. In a
statement, Miss MacDonald said last night: ‘The circumstances are
extremely upsetting for everyone involved. We would ask the media to
please respect our privacy while we come to terms with what has
happened.’
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