Person confirmed to have died in incident at Leyland Railway Station

Platform 14 at Manchester Piccadilly on Saturday. Credit: Sean Parkinson

A person died in an incident at a railway station at the weekend, police have confirmed.

British Transport Police were called to Leyland Railway Station at around 10.20pm on Saturday (30 November) after reports of a casualty on tracks.

The person was confirmed dead at the scene and the incident is not being treated as suspicious, police said.

A spokesperson for British Transport Police told Blog Preston: “We were called to Leyland station at around 10.20pm on Saturday 30 November following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Officers attended along with paramedics but 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.”

A number of services between Preston and Manchester, and those heading on from Preston, were delayed or cancelled as a result of investigations surrounding the incident.

Those caught up in the delays reported not getting home until after 4am on Sunday morning.

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