Person dies after being hit by train near Glasgow

A person has died after being hit by a train in East Dunbartonshire.

Emergency services were called to the line near Lenzie at around 10.25pm on Thursday night.

Paramedics arrived but the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

British Transport Police (BTP) said the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

It prompted travel disruption on Friday night as services stopped across the Glasgow Queen Street to Croy line.

Trains to Aberdeen, Alloa, Dundee, Edinburgh, Inverness and Stirling were all impacted.

A spokesperson for the BTP said: “Police were called to the line near Lenzie on Thursday at around 10.25pm following reports of a person struck by a train.

“Paramedics also attended, but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be prepared for the Procurator Fiscal.”

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