A person has died after being hit by a train on a Scots railway line this afternoon.
Emergency services scrambled to the line near Dunfermline at around 2.10pm on Wednesday, November 3, following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
Ambulance crews were in attendance, buy the person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers are working to identify the deceased and inform their next of kin.
The incident it not being treated as suspicious.
Pictures taken from the scene show several police and medics on Garvock Hill in the town following the incident.
A BTP spokesperson told the Dunfermline Press : "British Transport Police were called to the line near Dunfermline at 2.07pm today (3 November) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Officers are working to identify the deceased and inform their next of kin.
"This incident it not being treated as suspicious."
Scotrail tweeted to say services would be disrupted following the horror incident.
They said: "Sadly, a person has been hit by a train between Inverkeithing and Cowdenbeath the line is closed.
"While the emergency services attend our services between Edinburgh and Glenrothes With Thornton via Dunfermline Town will be cancelled."
They later confirmed: "The line's now reopened and our services can resume. However, they will still be subject to delay, cancellation or revision as we focus on getting trains and crew back into position.
"Please check your journey here: https://journeycheck.com/scotrail or on our mobile app."
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