A person has sadly died after being hit by a train in Darlington this morning, British Transport Police have confirmed.
Officers and paramedics were called at 7.28am to reports of a casualty on the tracks but they were sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The force said it is working to identify the person and establish the circumstances of their death.
National Rail has announced huge disruption across rail services with all lines blocked between Darlington and Newcastle while emergency services deal with the incident.
