Person died after being hit at Newark Northgate train station

It has been confirmed a person has died after being hit by a train.

East Midlands Ambulance received an emergency call at 3.47pm yesterday (January 9) to Newark Northgate station.

The British Transport Police were called to the station following reports of the incident, which caused railway services to be disrupted.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: “Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.