Leeds trains: Person dies after being injured on train tracks between Sowerby Bridge and Halifax
A person has died after being injured on a railway line in West Yorkshire.
Emergency services were called to the tracks near Sowerby Bridge railway station at around 3.37pm yesterday (Thursday April 24).
British Transport Police had received a report of a casualty on the tracks and paramedics were also sent to the line.
A police spokesperson has now confirmed that the injured person was pronounced dead at the scene.
They said: “Officers were called to the line near Sowerby Bridge railway station at around 3.37pm yesterday (25 April) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Trains between Leeds and Manchester were cancelled or delayed yesterday afternoon following the incident. All disruption has now cleared.