Ex-England cricketer Graham Thorpe killed by a train

Graham Thorpe

Former England batsman Graham Thorpe died after being struck by a train at a railway station, an inquest into his death heard on Tuesday.

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The 55-year-old took his own life, his wife Amanda revealed on Monday in an interview with The Times. Thorpe died on the morning of August 4 having suffered "traumatic injuries" during the incident at Esher railway station, southwest of London, Surrey Coroner's Court in Woking was told.

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