British Transport Police said a man died on the tracks at Hapton railway station on Sunday, September 6, after officers were called there over a casualty on the tracks. Lancashire Telegraph reported the incident, which led to trains being cancelled between 8.15pm and the end of service.
Paramedics also attended, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. British Transport Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
Accrington and Rose Grove
National Rail shut the lines between Accrington and Rose Grove because of the incident. For passengers already travelling that evening, the disruption started at 8.15pm and ran through to the end of service, removing the rail option on that stretch for the rest of the night.
British Transport Police said, "Officers were called to Hapton railway station at 8.13pm yesterday, September 6, following reports of a casualty on the tracks." The force also said, "Paramedics also attended; however, sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene."
British Transport Police
The sequence matters for anyone trying to understand what changed on the line that night: first the report of a casualty, then the police response, then the cancellation of services across the affected section. British Transport Police said, "The incident is not being treated as suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the coroner."
That leaves the immediate rail issue resolved for the evening, but the formal record will now move into the coroner process. The man’s identity has not been given, and the cause of the death at Hapton railway station has not been set out in the information released so far.
