A MALE has been killed after he was hit by a train in Bridgwater yesterday evening.
The driver of the First Great Western train service from Cardiff to Taunton reported the incident at 9.15pm.
British Transport police and Avon and Somerset officers, along with the ambulance service, attended the scene. The incident took place in the area of Bridgwater train station.
A spokesman for the British Transport Police said: "A maleperson was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries into this incident are ongoing. The matter is not being treated as suspicious."
Anyone with information should contact British Transport Police on freephone number 0800 40 50 40 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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