TRAINS between Reading and Didcot Parkway were cancelled or are running up to an hour late after a fatality at Tilehusrt station.

Emergency services were called to the station just after midday to reports a person had been hit by a train.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We have been called to Tilehurst station after reports a person was struck by a train.

"Police were alerted just after midday. 

"Officers are currently on scene alongside local ambulance however a person has sadly been pronounced dead.

"We are now working to identify the person and inform their family. 

"This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

Great Western Railway warned commuters services faced lengthy delays although the line has reopened.