Train services across Essex delayed or cancelled after person is hit …
Emergency - Police and ambulance service vehicles are at Sawbridgeworth station (Image: Newsquest)
ESSEX rail users have been warned to expect delays after a person was hit by a train.
Greater Anglia, the county's rail operator, confirmed a person was struck between Harlow Town and Bishops Stortford.
Photos show police cars and ambulance service vehicles in attendance at Sawbridgeworth station, on the border of Essex and Hertfordshire.
Services between London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport, and Cambridge are currently suspended and services running through Harlow Town and Bishops Stortford may be cancelled, delayed, or revised. Disruption is expected until further notice.
Gazette: Suspended - Trains at Sawbridgeworth and other stations are currently suspended
Suspended - Trains at Sawbridgeworth and other stations are currently suspended (Image: Newsquest)
Great Northern is providing an alternative service between London Kings Cross and Cambridge in both directions until further notice.
Due to a person having been struck by a train between #HarlowTown[1] and Bishops Stortford,services between Liv St, Stansted Airport and Cambridge are suspended.Great Northern are conveying passengers between London Kings Cross and Cambridge in both directions until further notice
— Greater Anglia (@greateranglia) June 8, 2023[2]
A spokesman for the British Transport Police added: "Officers were called to Sawbridgeworth railway station at 1.30pm today following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Officers are currently working to identify the deceased and inform their next of kin.
"This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "We are currently experiencing disruption between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. This is due to a person being hit by a train between Harlow Town and Bishops Stortford.
"Train services are currently suspended, and the emergency services are attending the scene.
"We are working to source rail replacement buses, and customers can use their tickets on Great Northern services between King’s Cross and Cambridge.
"We apologise that services are disrupted, and anyone who is delayed for more than 15 minutes can claim delay repay at greateranglia.co.uk/delayrepay."
References
- ^ #HarlowTown (twitter.com)
- ^ June 8, 2023 (twitter.com)