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Emergency Services Close Station After Person Hit by Train
Railway lines at Southend Victoria to Wickford and Broad Green station were closed with emergency services attending after two separate train-hit incidents.
- Around 5.30am on November 7, a person was struck between Southend Victoria and Wickford, prompting Greater Anglia to cancel all trains to London Liverpool Street.
- Emergency services responded to reports of a person being hit at Broad Green railway station on Bowring Park Road around 7.15pm on November 7, leading police to cordon off the station and close lines between Liverpool Lime Street and St Helens Central.
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service, British Transport Police and paramedics attended; crews were alerted at 19.15, and two fire engines plus the search and rescue team arrived at 19.19 to provide lighting for BTP.
- Disruption is expected until at least 8pm, and support organisations urge anyone affected to contact Samaritans , PAPYRUS or Mind .
- Authorities note both rail and road disruption as investigations continue, publishers say they have contacted British Transport Police while Inrix reported the M62 eastbound exit slip at A5080 Bowring Park Road closed.
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