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A person has died after they were hit by a train near a railway station. The incident happened on Saturday afternoon at Handforth railway station near Wilmslow.

British Transport Police is now preparing a report for the coroner over the death, which is not being treated as suspicious.

Brief details of the incident were confirmed today (Monday) by a spokesperson for BTP. Paramedics and other emergency services were called but the person was declared dead at the scene. READ MORE: Child rioter, 12, has court date postponed as his mum is on five-day Ibiza holiday The spokesperson said: "Officers were called to Handforth railway station at 3.48pm on 31 August to reports of a casualty on the tracks.

Paramedics also attended, however sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene. "The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the coroner." The spokesperson declined to provide the sex or age of the person.

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