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Naina Bhardwaj

Broughty Ferry train station incident as person found on tracks taken to hospital

A casualty who was found on the tracks near a Scots railway station has been rushed to hospital.

Emergency services attended the scene near Broughty Ferry train station at around 10.27am on Wednesday December 1 .

The person was taken to hospital for treatment following the incident which is not believed to be suspicious.

ScotRail tweeted at 11.6am: "We're dealing with an incident near Broughty Ferry station and are working closely with emergency services at this time.

"Train services running through the station will be delayed or revised."

Rail tickets were initially being accepted on the local Stagecoach East 73/A bus which goes from Dundee to Arbroath.

However, at 11.47am, ScotRail said that trains could travel again after it was declared safe to do so by the emergency services.

They added that while trains will return to normal, some services may be impacted while crew and units get back into position.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "We were called to Broughty Ferry railway station at 10.27am today (1 December) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

"Paramedics also attended, and a person has been taken to a local hospital for treatment.

"This incident is not being treated as suspicious.’

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