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.'
Culled from UK Daily Mail
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