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Railway worker killed at station Railway employee killed by train
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A railway worker has been hit and killed by an empty train near Reading station in Berkshire. A railway worker has been hit and killed by an empty train near Reading in Berkshire.
British Transport Police said the incident happened early in the morning and an investigation was under way to establish the cause. The 62-year-old maintenance worker was clearing up at the end of an overnight shift when the train hit him at 60mph shortly before 0500 GMT.
British Transport Police and Rail Accident Investigators are conducting a formal inquiry. The Network Rail employee was a blockman in charge of setting track flags and detonators which warn trains of people working on the track.
Two out of four lines in the area were closed and some services cancelled while others were delayed. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched an inquiry.
Keith Lumley, from Network Rail, said the worker was struck by the empty First Great Western Service at about 0500 GMT. A spokesman for Network Rail said the worker was at Kennet Bridge, east of Reading station and about a mile from where other track workers were carrying out overnight repairs.
Trains from Reading to London, Slough, Windsor and Eton have been delayed by about 30 minutes. He was hit by an empty First Great Western train, which was heading from the Reading depot to Slough for the first service of the day.
Initially all four railway lines were closed, but two were re-opened for the morning rush hour.
Some train services had to be cancelled while others were delayed and overcrowded.
Network Rail are also carrying out an internal investigation.