Train services disrupted after person dies on track

Trains in South Lanarkshire are facing disruption after a person was found dead on the track.

Emergency services were called to the line in the Hairmyres area at around 7.40am on Friday.

Police and paramedics attended, and the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Services remain disrupted, and replacement buses have been arranged.

Enquiries remain ongoing into the death.

A BTP spokesperson said: “We were called to Hairmyres station at 7.15am on October 30 following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Officers attended, along with paramedics, but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Enquiries are ongoing into the circumstances leading up to their death.”

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