16 YEAR OLD KILLED BY TRAIN WHILE SAVING HIS GIRLFRIEND

A smitten 16-year-old on the way to a high school dance with his lover was hit and killed by a freight train seconds after saving her life by pushing her out of the way. 

On Saturday night Mateus Moore and his girlfriend Mickayla Friend, also 16, took a shortcut across the tracks towards a shop in Marysville, northern California. 

But they had their backs to a freight train which came zooming from behind and started honking its horn. Heroic Mateus used his final moments to push lover Mickayla out of the way of the oncoming carriage. 

Although the pair were both struck by the train, it was Mateus who took the full force of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Mickayla recovered while Mateus was given a send off 'fit for a hero

 so saaaaaaad indeed may he RIP.
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A smitten 16-year-old on the way to a high school dance with his lover was hit and killed by a freight train seconds after saving her life by pushing her out of the way. On Saturday night Mateus Moore and his girlfriend Mickayla Friend, also 16, took a shortcut across the tracks towards a shop in Marysville, northern California. But they had their backs to a freight train which came zooming from behind and started honking its horn. Heroic Mateus used his final moments to push lover Mickayla out of the way of the oncoming carriage. Although the pair were both struck by the train, it was Mateus who took the full force of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mickayla recovered while Mateus was given a send off 'fit for a hero'
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