East Midlands Railway services on the line between Nottingham and London have been disrupted after a person was hit by a train. The line is currently closed between St Pancras and Luton, with EMR services from the capital to Nottingham/Sheffield affected.
The emergency services and Network Rail are at the scene. In a statement, EMR said: "We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train. This has occurred St Pancras and Luton and is disrupting our trains on the Intercity and Connect route. At present emergency services and Network Rail are on site assessing the incident."
EMR expects disruption to continue until 9.30am. The railway operator apologised for any delays to journeys.