Man found dead near tracks at Ansdell and Fairhaven railway station after emergency services called

Emergency services were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks near the railway station at around 8.20am on Tuesday (December 6).

A man believed to be in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene after British Transport Police and paramedics attended.

“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner,” a spokesman for British Transport Police said.

Great North Air Ambulance Service sent one ambulance and a rapid response vehicle to the incident.

A spokesman added: “We were called at 8.21am to a medical incident involving a male in his 40s.

“We did not take anybody to hospital.”

Rail services between Blackpool South and Kirkham & Wesham were cancelled as emergency services dealt with the incident.

Northern confirmed all services had returned to normal at around 1.25pm.