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Person dies after being hit by train on Highland route

Trains between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh were cancelled while emergency services were at the scene.

Image: DC Thomson.
Image: DC Thomson.

A person has died after being hit by a train on a main Highland route this morning.

Emergency services were called following the incident, which took place between Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh around 8:25am.

Services between Inverness and Kyle of Lochalsh were cancelled.

This evening, a British Transport Police spokesperson confirmed: “We were called to an area of the line close to Dingwall at around 8.20am this morning, Monday, August 19, 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 Procurator Fiscal.”

Person hit by train between Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh

Earlier today, ScotRail’s website warned of disruption to the route: “Lines have reopened between Dingwall and Kyle of Lochalsh following the earlier incident where a person was hit by a train.

“Emergency services have safely completed their work but trains may still be cancelled, delayed or revised.”

 

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