Watch: Shrewsbury mum helps make nationwide level crossing safety video after daughter's death

The school attended by Olivia Bazlinton and Charlotte Thompson, who were killed at a level crossing in Elsenham, Essaex, in 2005, has worked with us to create a new safety film to raise awareness of the dangers - and how to stay safe - at level crossings.

The film has been created with the support of Tina Hughes MBE, mother of Olivia, who is is from Shrewsbury and works with National Rail as a level crossing user champion.

Pupils at the Joyce Frankland Academy in Newport, Saffron Walden provided their views during the production which helped to shape the final film. Scenes were filmed on the school's premises with pupils acting as extras while actors took the lead roles.

After the film, Mrs Hughes gives an interview highlighting its importance.

It is aimed a young people aged 12-18 years old and will be distributed to schools across the country by our community safety managers.

• National Rail advises this video is only suitable to those over 12 years.

Tina, who went to Meole Brace School and Wakeman College in Shrewsbury before moving to Essex, said: "I wanted to help Network Rail make young people understand and feel the awful impact experienced by the friends and family of a person who loses their life at a level crossing. I was never able to see or hold my daughter to say goodbye and I don't want anyone else to go through that experience."

Mrs Hughes launched a tireless campaign to highlight the dangers associated with crossings and was awarded an MBE last year after being nominated by Network Rail.

Darren Furness, head of level crossing safety at Network Rail, explained: "We wanted to create a film that would resonate with young people and make them realise that level crossings can be dangerous places.

"We hope that everyone who sees this film will be able to put themselves in the character's shoes and realise that it is not worth taking a risk at a level crossing. Our thanks to Tina Hughes and the Joyce Frankland Academy for helping us to spread a really important message to young people across Britain."

He added: "Where possible we will close level crossings and we've closed more than 900 in the past five years. If we can't close them, we will make them safer."

Gordon Farquhar, Principal at the Joyce Frankland Academy said: "The deaths of Olivia and Charlotte were one of the most devastating events in our school's history and as a consequence our pupils feel strongly about level crossing safety. We were all keen to be able to contribute in a lasting way to a safety message that might help keep people alive."