East Midlands Railway report that a person has been hit by a train this morning Monday 26 June.
EMR 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 trains on the Liverpool/Nottingham/Norwich route.
‘At present emergency services are en route to manage the incident.
‘Waiting further information of when they are expected to arrive.
‘Trains running through the area in both directions are unable to run.
‘We are expecting the line to re-open in the next hour and a half.
‘As soon as the line is open again, our priority will be to get trains running to their advertised times again. We expect our advertised timetable to resume on the affected routes by 10:00.’
