Passenger dies on train as 'emergency' forces everyone onboard to disembark
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A passenger has today died onboard a train.
Passengers were asked to leave the Avanti West Coast 2.43pm service from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street after reports of a casualty onboard. Those travelling had to depart the train at Watford.
Paramedics were called, and witnesses at the scene said a large number of police and an air ambulance in attendance. A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to Watford Junction station at 15:02hrs following reports of a casualty onboard a train. Paramedics also attended however sadly a person has been pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
A passenger from Liverpool, who did not want to be named, said he was asked to leave the train and told it was a “medical emergency”. No further details, including the person's gender or age, have been disclosed at this early stage, Liverpool Echo reports.
Last year, a police officer was hit by a train while trying to save a distressed man who was on the tracks. Nottinghamshire Police said officers were deployed to a residential area in Balderton, near Newark-on-Trent, just before 7pm on Thursday, over concerns for a man’s safety.
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An officer was hit by a train on the East Coast Mainline near Bulpit Lane level crossing, while the man he was trying to help was electrocuted.
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