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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Ellen Kirwin

Person fighting for life after being hit by a train

A person is fighting for life after being hit by a train.

Police have reported that they were called to a train station between Manchester Oxford Road and Warrington Central, at around 8.02am today. At the scene, at Humphrey Park station, police found a person injured on the tracks.

Officers confirmed that the person has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.

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A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to Humphrey Park railway station at 8.02am on 26 June following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

"Paramedics also attended, and a person has been taken to local hospital with life-threatening injuries. This incident is not being treated as suspicious."

The incident has caused disruption to rail services, between Manchester to Liverpool Lime Street. Routes affected include East Midlands Railway between Norwich/Nottingham and Liverpool Lime Street, Northern between Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool Lime Street and TransPennine Express between Cleethorpes and Liverpool Lime Street.

A spokesperson for East Midlands Railway said: "We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train. This has occurred between Liverpool Lime Street and Manchester Oxford Road disrupting our trains on the Liverpool/Nottingham/Norwich route. We are currently unable to run trains via Warrington Central."

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