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Live: Disruption between Euston and Milton Keynes after person hit by train

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  • A person has died after they were hit by a train on a railway line this morning
  • Emergency services were called to the Leighton Buzzard area shortly before 9am (July 28)
  • The British Transport Police has confirmed a person died. The death is not being treated as suspicious
  • All lines were closed between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, including via Watford Junction
  • National Rail said lines reopened by mid-morning but there have been delays and cancellations as a result of lines being shut throughout the day
  • Passengers travelling on London Northwestern Railway and Avanti West Coast services are affected with disruption lasting until at least 7pm, National Rail says.
  • See our live blog below for updates and more information

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