The celebrity radio host had just turned 40 in April, The Sun reported, and last year had given birth to her second child.
Kelly Jobanputra poses for a photograph she posted on Twitter on March 31, 2019. @KelJobanputra/Twitter
Now the journalist’s father, John Stooke, has spoken out about the incident, telling the Advertiser: “We are completely and utterly bereft to lose such a vibrant, attractive, courageous and well-loved family member at such a very young age.
“It seems that, whilst the circumstances are not at all clear, this may well have been, in the end, an unintended and tragic accident.”
According to the report, Jobanputra was struck by a train on the Swindon-Oxford line and killed.
“Our thoughts are not solely with the devastation to our own family,” Stooke said, according to the Advertiser. “We also believe the train driver was naturally traumatized and he or she also remains very much in our thoughts and prayers.”
Metro reported Jobanputra went shopping on Friday but never returned. The journalist was killed around 3 p.m., according to the report.
Emergency crews responded to the scene, The Mirror reported, and all trains along the line were halted for several hours while responders attended to the scene.
An inquest is expected to determine the exact circumstances of Jobanputra’s death.
The family have requested privacy as they grieve the tragic loss.
Notable Celebrity Deaths in 2019
Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb. 7, 2019. The rapper was shot dead in late March. Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images
Luke Perry
Undated file photo of Luke Perry. Newsmakers
John Singleton
Iconic “Boyz N The Hood” director and the youngest ever Oscar nominee for best picture died after spending days in a coma following a stroke.
John Singleton attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, Calif., on March 4, 2018. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Peter Tork
Peter Tork of the Monkees passed away at 77 in February 2019. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Albert Finney
British actor Albert Finney died in February 2019 at the age of 82. Lucy Nicholson/AFP/Getty Images
James Ingram
Longtime R&B singer James Ingram died in late January. Quincy Jones, a collaborator of his, wrote, “With that soulful, whisky sounding voice, James Ingram was simply magical ... every beautiful note that James sang pierced your essence and comfortably made itself at home.”
Singer James Ingram died at the age of 66 after a battle with brain cancer, according to reports on Jan. 29. Getty Images
Fatima Ali
“Top Chef” alum Fatima Ali died on Jan. 25, after a battle with terminal cancer. She was 29.
Former “Top Chef” contestant Bruce Kalman paid tribute to her: “It’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Fatima Ali today, as she has lost her battle with cancer,” he wrote.
“Top Chef” star Fatima Ali died at the age of 29 after battling a form of bone cancer, said her family. Instagram
Carol Channing
Carol Channing, whose career spanned decades on Broadway and on television, died at age 97. Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes early in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2019. Jim Cole/AP Photo, File
Bob Einstein
Bob Einstein in Hollywood, Calif., on June 27, 2018. Christopher Polk/Getty Images
Comedian and actor Bob Einstein died on Jan. 2 after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
Daryl Dragon
Daryl 'The Captain' Dragon beside his ex-wife, Toni Tennille, wearing his signature captain's hat. Hillel Italie/AP
Daryl Dragon, or “Captain,” of pop group Captain and Tennille, died on Jan. 2 of renal failure.
Epoch Times reporter Jack Phillips contributed to this article.
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