Tragedy as second person killed on railway tracks between Preston and Wigan in 48 hours
Tragedy has again struck the railway between Wigan and Preston after a second fatality in 48 hours.
Rail services were suspended this morning while the emergency services worked at the scene near Wigan North Western station.
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Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the Preston-Wigan line at 1.35am, and the casualty was sadly pronounced dead at the scene in Wigan.
British Transport Police said an investigation into the death and enquiries into the full identification of the person is ongoing.
The railway line has since reopened and normal services on the route have resumed.
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A spokesperson for the force said: "We received a report of a casualty on the tracks near Wigan at 1.35am on May 5.
"Officers and paramedics attended and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances leading to the person’s death."
Second death in 48 hours
It’s sadly the second fatality on the Preston-Wigan line in the last 48 hours.
Emergency services were called to a casualty on the railway line near Chorley statin on Sunday (May 3), with the train driver reportedly having to make an emergency stop near Morrisons.
A man in his 50s was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. You can read our report on the incident here.