A person has died after being hit by a train near to a Liverpool train station this morning.
British Transport police confirmed they were called to the line, between Lime Street and Warrington Central, after reports of a person on the tracks. Emergency services, including paramedics, attended but the person was pronounced dead at the scene.
National Rail confirmed routes between Liverpool Lime Street and Warrington Central are closed, after a person was struck on the tracks. As lines are closed, no trains will be running between the two stations and all services will be cancelled or diverted.