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| Man dies after being hit by train | Man dies after being hit by train |
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| A 53-year-old man died after being hit by a train at Hayle railway station in Cornwall, police said. | |
| The incident, which is being treated as an accident, happened at about 1400 GMT. | |
| An eyewitness said the man climbed onto the track to talk to some teenage girls on the other platform and had been unable to climb back up in time. | |
| Mainline train services between London and Penzance were disrupted while an investigation was carried out. | Mainline train services between London and Penzance were disrupted while an investigation was carried out. |
| John Paul Rock, 37, from Hayle, said: "The man jumped down onto the track and went over to talk to some girls on the other platform. | John Paul Rock, 37, from Hayle, said: "The man jumped down onto the track and went over to talk to some girls on the other platform. |
| "I said 'get off the track', he ignored me three times. | "I said 'get off the track', he ignored me three times. |
| "I saw the train coming and told him. | "I saw the train coming and told him. |
| "He tried to jump up, but couldn't." | "He tried to jump up, but couldn't." |
| Acting Sgt Sarah Price, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "There has been an unfortunate accident involving a male in collision with a train." | Acting Sgt Sarah Price, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "There has been an unfortunate accident involving a male in collision with a train." |
| The accident is being investigated by British Transport Police. | The accident is being investigated by British Transport Police. |