A MAN who was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a train is believed to be stable.

All lines were blocked between Winchester and Southampton Central while emergency services attended the casualty who was struck by a train at Northam in Southampton on Saturday, June 24.

The man was taken to hospital with serious injuries but the British Transport Police believe he is now in a stable condition and has not deemed the incident as not suspicious.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: “We were called at 12.50pm on Saturday 24 June to reports of a casualty on the tracks in Southampton.

“Officers attended alongside colleagues from the ambulance service. The incident is not believed to be suspicious.”

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Passengers were alerted to the incident on Twitter by South Western Railway and Network Rail with disruption lasting until the end of the day.

A spokesperson for Network Rail said: “Due to a person being struck by a train at Northam, Southampton at 12.48 on Saturday, June 24, all lines between Winchester and Southampton Central all lines were blocked to allow emergency services and Network Rail’s response teams to safely attend the incident.

“All lines reopened at 14:12 but during this time a number of services were disrupted.

“We’re sorry to any passengers who were affected by this disruption and thank them for their patience and understanding.”