Person dies after being struck by train in Cheltenham
A train struck a person near Cheltenham Spa train station last night.
At 9.14pm, the driver of the CrossCountry service 7.08pm Nottingham to Cardiff Central, struck the person on the approach to the station.
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Cheltenham Spa railway station
The incident happened about ¼ mile north of Alstone Lane crossing, which has a manually controlled barrier level.
A spokesman for Network Rail said all trains were put on stop and a block was put on with London North West services between Bristol and Birmingham.
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Other services were held stationary while Network Rail staff dealt with the incident and a replacement CrossCountry driver was sent out by road from Bristol.
After taking a statement from the train driver, the incident was declared non suspicious by the British Transport Police at 21.36pm.
Network Rail and emergency services arrived on site at 9.40pm and retrieved the deceased.
The Up Main line re-opened at 10.12pm and Dignity Funeral Services arrived on site at 10.30pm to remove the body.
The Up and Down lines at Cheltenham were re-opened at 11.13pm.
A daylight inspection of the area will take place this morning.
3 Comments
by nomossystone
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 7:44PM
“raidermanuk,
thanks for clarifying the details here I'm sure none of us were aware of them -- you should just about reach O level, if you put in much more studying!”
by eyeopener
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 11:54AM
“This is one of the best contributions I have ever read on TIG. Its so true and very succinct.”
by raidermanuk
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 9:57AM
“The inference is suicide here, a tragedy for the family of the deceased and the train driver. Unfortunately, for the victim, suicide is the only release from their mental trauma, a process that usually doesn't (as in unable to) include consideration for third parties such as the train driver or the emergency services.
So sad.”