Wakefield fatal railway accident: Tragedy as person dies on railway line near Normanton Station
A person has died on the railway line in Normanton.
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Emergency services including Yorkshire Ambulance Services’ Hazerdous Area Response Team were called to the railway near Pope Street, in the Lower Altofts area of Normanton, yesterday morning to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “Officers were called to the line near Normanton station at 10.10am yesterday following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended however sadly a person was been pronounced dead at the scene.”
The incident is not being treated as suspicious at this time.