The late George Muthee who died after falling on rail tracks and hitting his head.
A man died after losing his footing on a platform and falling under a train.
George Muthee from Fairfield Avenue, in Fareham, had been in London when he slipped over and hit his head at Clapham Junction train station.
The 20-year-old toppled onto the tracks and was hit by a passing train on its way from London Waterloo to Basingstoke.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
George’s sudden death, just after 6.30pm on Monday, has shocked his friends in Fareham and Gosport.
His family are now trying to raise the money to send his body back to his native Kenya so he can be buried.
Friends of the popular former Bridgemary Community Sports College pupil are determined to help out and are banding together to help his family in their fundraising efforts.
Leighanne Seath, 21, and Hayley Mitchell, 21, both from Gosport, went to school with George.
Leighanne said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when I heard about it.
‘I just started to cry. There are so many people who knew him.
‘Everybody loved him. He was brilliant, just so cheeky and he always had a smile on his face. He was just lovely.’
One of music-lover George’s favourite hobbies was rapping, and his friends believe that was why he was in London in the first place.
Tributes have poured in from George’s friends on Facebook, with his best friend Pete Slade, 21, saying: ‘Even though you are gone we are still a team and always will be mate.
‘You were like my brother but most importantly my best mate. Thanks for everything, see you at the other end.’
Hayley said: ‘He loved his parties. He was always the class joker and always tried to be a bit of a ladies man.
‘It just doesn’t seem real that he has gone.
‘I’d urge people to help his family pay to send George back to Kenya. It’s where he is from and his family want that to be the place where he is buried. They are keen to do it as quickly as possible but it will take them quite a while to raise the money.’
Friends have already put donation pots in the One Stop shop in Green Crescent and plan to put more in convenience stores across the area.
Leighanne’s mum Maureen Kildea, 38, added: ‘No parent should have to bury their child.
‘George was such a lovely boy, I’d ask people to help out if they can.
‘His family need as much help as they can get.’
Anybody who would like to help George’s family send his body back to Kenya should type in bit.ly/muthee into a web browser to be taken straight to the Facebook page.
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