Guildford station reopened after "suspicious" fatality

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Guildford station was closed until about 08:45 this morning following a fatality on platform 5 last night.

Various Network Rail and BTP^▸ (British Transport Police) Twitter feeds describing it as suspicious, hence the lengthy closure.

[JayMac]

From Sky News:

Murder Inquiry After Man Hit By Train

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 22-year-old was hit by train at Guildford station.

The victim, from Woking in Surrey, was with a friend on the station platform at about 11.40pm on Saturday night when he became involved in a confrontation with a number of other men.

The man was killed by the train shortly afterwards.

South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The victim has not been named but his family has been notified by police.

Detective Chief Inspector Iain Miller, senior investigating officer, said: "Our thoughts are very much with the man's family at this acutely difficult time for them.

"They're trying to come to terms with what has happened and at this stage, quite understandably, they have asked to be left alone to grieve.

"The station was cordoned off until the early hours of Sunday morning while forensic officers conducted a thorough search and my team of detectives are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death, which we are currently treating as suspicious.

"Three men were arrested in connection with the incident and they remain in custody being questioned by detectives."

Two 19-year-old men from Guildford were arrested at the scene while a third man, from Cranleigh, handed himself into a police station later.

[Chris from Nailsea]

An update, from the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Surrey man Ryan Harrison hit by train after 'altercation'


British Transport Police said the man was pronounced dead at Guildford station

A 22-year-old man has died after being hit by a train following an altercation at a railway station, police said. The man from Woking, Surrey, named locally as Ryan Harrison, was with a friend at Guildford station at 23:40 GMT on Saturday.

British Transport Police said shortly after the confrontation, which involved a number of other men, the man was fatally injured by a train. A spokesman said his death was being treated as suspicious.

South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics attended but Mr Harrison was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been notified.

Two 19-year-old men from Guildford were arrested at the scene and a third man, from Cranleigh, handed himself into a police station in Guildford later. They all remain in custody and are being questioned on suspicion of murder.

Det Ch Insp Iain Miller, senior investigating officer, said: "Our thoughts are very much with the man's family at this acutely difficult time for them."

Mr Miller said officers would be making local inquiries and checking whether the incident was captured by CCTV^▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) cameras, but they were also keen to hear from anyone who was at the station at the time.

He added: "Clearly the man's family will have many questions about the circumstances leading up to his death but at this time the full sequence of events is unclear. However, we will do everything we can to shed light on what took place on Saturday night."