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Man is electrocuted on city train line near Haymarket in Edinburgh | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
A man has been electrocuted on a railway line in Edinburgh. | |
The Edinburgh to Glasgow Central line was closed from 08:50 until 10:20, affecting hundreds of commuters travelling to West Lothian, Shotts and Carstairs. | The Edinburgh to Glasgow Central line was closed from 08:50 until 10:20, affecting hundreds of commuters travelling to West Lothian, Shotts and Carstairs. |
The man's body was found on the line, west of Haymarket. His death is not being treated as suspicious by the British transport Police. | The man's body was found on the line, west of Haymarket. His death is not being treated as suspicious by the British transport Police. |
Commuters were still able to travel on the Glasgow Queen Street line. | Commuters were still able to travel on the Glasgow Queen Street line. |
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "Our officers were called to the line near Haymarket station at 8.45am on Tuesday, 22 July, after reports of a man's body on the line. | A British Transport Police spokesman said: "Our officers were called to the line near Haymarket station at 8.45am on Tuesday, 22 July, after reports of a man's body on the line. |
"Colleagues from Scottish Ambulance Service also attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. | "Colleagues from Scottish Ambulance Service also attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. |
"We are now working to formally identify the deceased and will subsequently inform his family. | "We are now working to formally identify the deceased and will subsequently inform his family. |
"The incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and a full report has been submitted to the local procurator fiscal." | "The incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and a full report has been submitted to the local procurator fiscal." |
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