THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH of a 14-year-old boy who was struck and killed by a train in Co Antrim two years ago has been hearing evidence of his final phone call to his father.

Ryan Quinn was chased onto the train tracks in January 2009  by two other youths and he became trapped when his hand was caught in a cattle grid, the Scottish Daily Record reports.

His father Ivan Quinn told the inquest he received a call from his son who became increasingly frantic and told him to come quickly.

“He was starting to get hysterical and the more he got hysterical he was begging me, he was screaming down the phone,” he said.

The inquest heard that the 14-year-old was three times over the legal alcohol limit when he died.

The Public Prosecution Service has told the Quinn family that there is insufficient evidence to pursue charges against the other two, who have not been named.

However, police in Coleraine say that the case is not closed and they are continuing to treat Quinn’s death as murder.

Detective Chief Inspector Ian Harrison said police are appealing to young people who have information regarding the teenager’s death to come forward. He said investigators are particularly interested in Quinn’s movements between 10.40pm and 11pm on the night he was killed.