A person has died on the railway tracks between Reading and London Paddington.
In an update from British Transport Police, they said emergency services were called to Hanwell station at 6.16am on Tuesday, October 27 after reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “We were called to Hanwell railway station at 6.16am (27 October) to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Officers attended alongside paramedics but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
The force said: “This incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway services faced major disruption while emergency workers were on scene.
Some lines between Reading and the capital were closed following the incident.
The death is not being treated as suspicious, police said, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
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