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Title: Rail services across Bristol reopen after woman is killed by train near Yate Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 16, 2014, 21:41:52 From the Bristol Post (http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Rail-services-Bristol-area-reopen-person-hit/story-22931637-detail/story.html):
Quote Rail services across Bristol area reopen after woman is killed by train near Yate (http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/images/localworld/ugc-images/276268/Article/images/22931304/6902056-large.jpg) Bristol trains A woman has died after being hit by a train near Yate. The incident happened at about 8am today near the Wickwar tunnel. British Transport Police said the woman had been pronounced dead at the scene. The line between Bristol Parkway and Gloucester was blocked for about two hours after the incident, with commuters advised to use alternative routes or other forms of transport. A transport police spokesman said: ^The incident is not being treated as suspicious. Officers are now working to identify the woman and inform her family." The investigation would be handed to the Avon Coroner, he added. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |