Police race to East Lothian due to emergency incident as ‘all trains …
Several police[1] vehicles and at least one Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliance have raced to Longniddry train station[2] after a person was struck by a train.
A shocked onlooker shared an image with Edinburgh Live that shows emergency services in their droves attending to an ongoing incident at around 1pm on Monday October 30.
ScotRail[3] announced that a person had been hit by a train between Wallyford and Drem[4], adding that all lines are closed and that disruption is expected to last until 3pm.
On their website they said: "Because of a person being hit by a train between Wallyford and Drem all lines are closed. Disruption is expected to last until around 15:00 today (30 October).
"Train services between Edinburgh and North Berwick will be cancelled.
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"We are working closely with emergency services during this time and will keep you updated."
ScotRail have arranged alternative rail travel for customers impacted by the incident with a ticket acceptance scheme in place for the 26 bus to Musselburgh and Prestonpans.
In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, ScotRail posted: "NEW: Unfortunately we have received reports of the emergency services dealing with an incident between Wallyford and Drem.
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"Ticket Acceptance:
"26: Edinburgh - Musselburgh - Prestonpans."
Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
References
- ^ police (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ Longniddry train station (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ ScotRail (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ Wallyford and Drem (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
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- ^ Edinburgh Live newsletters (www.edinburghlive.co.uk)
- ^ Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here (chat.whatsapp.com)