Emergency services have been scrambled to a UK train station this morning with a police cordon at the scene. Trains have been halted after a person was hit by a train.
A large number of police and other emergency service vehicles are currently outside Rayleigh station and police tape is blocking the entrance to the station, preventing members of the public from entering.
There are reports of trains being halted from around 5.30am, with all Greater Anglia trains between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street suspended following the tragic incident.
Greater Anglia has confirmed that a person was hit by a train this morning. They said on their website: “Unfortunately some one has been hit by a train between Wickford and Southend Victoria. Emergency services are at the scene dealing with the incident.”
While police and ambulance are at the scene, so are a number of Ambipar vehicles. Ambipar respond to incidents and emergencies of an environmental, chemical and biological nature which affect health, environment and property.
Train lines remain blocked this morning.
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