UPDATE: Man dies after being hit by train at Newport
Published:
11:25 AM August 6, 2012
Updated:
6:44 PM November 1, 2020
A MAN has died after being hit by a train at Newport Station.
Police were called to the incident at 10.40pm last night (Thursday), following reports that a person had been struck by a train.
The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
British Transport Police were also in attendance.
A spokesman for BTP said: “Paramedics from East of England Ambulance Service also attended but the man, believed to be in his 40’s and from the local area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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“A file will be prepared for the coroner.”
The train involved was the 10.27pm service from Stansted Airport to Cambridge.
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The incident led to the line being temporarily closed, causing disruption and delays to services in both directions.
