Parents mourning their 15-year-old son who was fatally struck by a train say his death could have been prevented if the train company had taken proper safety measures, according to a Texas lawsuit.

The car collided with a passenger train traveling from Dublin to Westport after being diverted by a SatNav down rural roads.

A CAR involved in a collision with a train in Mayo had been sent down a country road by sat nav after taking a wrong turn.