British Transport Police has confirmed that a person died on the railway tracks in Bristol on Saturday. There was "disruption between Bristol Parkway/Newport and Bristol Temple Meads", National Rail said at the time.
Now a spokesperson for British Transport Police confirmed that a person had died on the tracks. A statement said: "British Transport Police were called to the line near Bristol at 8.23am on Saturday 24 September following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are currently working to establish the full circumstances behind their death."