Person dies after being injured on the railway line in Wakefield

Emergency services were called out just after 2pm today, after reports of a casualty on the tracks in the Denby Dale Road area.

Officers and paramedics attended but the injured person was pronounced dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “We were called to an area of the line near Wakefield at 2.52pm today to reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Officers attended alongside 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.”

There is widespread disruption for passengers travelling through West Yorkshire this afternoon, as emergency services deal with the incident.

Lines are closed and trains cancelled, delayed or diverted until around 6pm.