Person survives after being hit by Oxford service train

Trains to and from the city up north were cancelled on Tuesday afternoon (April 21) following the incident in the Evesham area.

Great Western Railway confirmed late morning that one of its trains had struck a person on the railway line.

A spokesman said the operator worked with Network Rail and the emergency services to deal with the incident as “sensitively, quickly and safely” as possible.

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“A person has been struck by a train, leading to all lines being blocked. It is necessary to bring all trains in the affected area to an immediate stop,” he said.

“If you are onboard one of the services in this incident and have been affected by this incident or know someone else who needs support, there is always someone to talk to.

“Contact a Samaritan on 116 123 for free, any time, on any phone. Help is only a phone call away.”

He added that journeys were likely to take 90 minutes longer to finish as a result of the incident and that some trains were revised, only completing parts of their normal journeys, and there was some cancellations.

The British Transport Police confirmed the injured person is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A spokesman said: “Officers were called to Evesham railway station at 11.38am today (21 April) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Paramedics also attended, and a person has been taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life threatening or life changing.

“The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”