A man has died after being hit by a train in North Staffordshire.
The 51-year-old was struck close to Norton Bridge station, near Stone, at 4.59pm yesterday (April 8).
Paramedics were called to the scene but nothing could be done to save him and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His name and where he is from have not yet been released.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: “At 4.59pm yesterday officers were called to Norton Bridge station after reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 5.04pm yesterday to reports of a collision between a train and a pedestrian near to Norton Bridge Railway Station.
The incident led to widespread disruption on the railways on the West Coast mainline and other services until 9pm.
A National Rail spokesman said last night: "A person has been hit by a train between Crewe and Stafford-Stoke-on-Trent. In order to allow the emergency services to safely access the lines, all lines are currently blocked.
"Train services running through these stations may be cancelled or delayed."