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Jasmine Norden

Tragedy as woman dies after police incident at Leeds train station

Police have announced that a woman tragically died in an incident at a Leeds train station at the weekend that left the line closed for hours.

National Rail and Northern issued updates in the early afternoon of Saturday, October 15, to let passengers know that the line between Leeds and York train stations was blocked due to an incident. Many trains were cancelled or delayed by over an hour - with problems remaining after the line reopened around 3pm.

British Transport Police have now issued an update, announcing a woman has sadly died after a casualty was reported on the tracks at East Garforth train station. They said her death isn't being treated as suspicious.

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