{"id":185493,"date":"2025-10-08T12:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/185493\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:59:09","slug":"person-died-after-being-struck-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/185493\/","title":{"rendered":"Person died after being struck by train"},"content":{"rendered":"

They sadly died at the scene<\/p>\n

12:10, 08 Oct 2025Updated 12:10, 08 Oct 2025<\/p>\n

\"AA Merseyrail train (Image: Liverpool ECHO)<\/p>\n

A person has died after being hit by a train near Chester. British Transport Police<\/a> were called to Bache railway station at around 3.30pm on Sunday, October 5, following reports of a person on the tracks.<\/p>\n

Police and paramedics arrived at the scene but the casualty was confirmed to be dead. A spokesperson for the force said the death was not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.<\/p>\n

Bache railway station is the first station for Merseyrail<\/a> services leaving Chester on the Wirral<\/a> Line.<\/p>\n

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