A person has died after being struck by a train near Alness station.
Trains between Invergordon and Dingwall were cancelled as officers and paramedics attended shortly before 7.45pm last night.
A person was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Far North Line, which connects Inverness to Thurso and Wick, was fully reopened this morning and trains are running as normal.
NEW: Sadly, a person has been struck by a train between Invergordon and Dingwall. The emergency services are on their way and no trains will be able to run until their work is finished. ^Angus pic.twitter.com/pbyjCLezcm
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) March 29, 2023
On Twitter last night, ScotRail said: “Sadly, a person has been struck by a train between Invergordon and Dingwall. The emergency services are on their way and no trains will be able to run until their work is finished.”
A spokesman for British Transport Police confirmed that a person was pronounced dead at the scene and there are no suspicious circumstances.
He said: “Officers were called to Alness railway station at 7.43pm on March 29 following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the procurator fiscal.”