A PERSON has died after being hit by a train near Longniddry.
A number of emergency service vehicles are on the scene and there is a stationary LNER train on the track near the village station.
LNER said on social media: "It is with great sadness that we report that a person has been hit by a train between Edinburgh and Newcastle. Services are subject to delays when passing in the surrounding area."
💔#LNERUpdate it is with great sadness that we report that a person has been hit by a train between #Edinburgh and #Newcastle. Services are subject to delays when passing in the surrounding area.
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) October 30, 2023
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The line has now reopened, but ScotRail has confirmed that services are unable to call at Longniddry.
Routes affected are: ScotRail between Edinburgh and North Berwick/Dunbar; CrossCountry between Edinburgh and Bristol Temple Meads/Plymouth; Lumo between Edinburgh and London Kings Cross; LNER between Inverness/Aberdeen/Edinburgh and London Kings Cross; and TransPennine Express between Edinburgh and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: "Officers were called to the line near Longniddry railway station just before 12.30pm today (Monday), following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
"The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been prepared for the procurator fiscal."
Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
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