Person dies on train tracks near Hampshire railway station

Shawford Station <i>(Image: Google Maps)</i>
Shawford Station (Image: Google Maps)
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A PERSON has died after an incident on a Ham[shire train line.

Emergency services were called to the scene, near Shawford Railway Station, on Sunday, February 15, and trains were stopped.

Shawford Station (Image: Google Maps)

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "We were called to Shawford station at around 4.30pm on Sunday, February 15, following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

"Officers attended along with paramedics, but 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."

The person has not yet been publicly named.

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