A man has been pronounced dead after police were called to a rail station and trains were cancelled.
Services through Watford Junction were cancelled or delayed for around eight hours yesterday evening and in the early hours of this morning (July 25).
Today, a British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to Leighton Buzzard Railway Station at 6.26pm yesterday to reports of a casualty on the tracks.
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“Paramedics also attended, and sadly a man was pronounced deceased.
“This incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
All lines between Milton Keynes Central and London Euston had initially been closed before being reopened at 8.21pm yesterday. Disruption remained until 2.38am today, according to National Rail.
It was first reported to National Rail at 6.34pm and ticket acceptance was put in place with Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway via any reasonable route.
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