Two men dead after being hit by trains in separate tragic incidents on Scots tracks

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Two men have died in separate tragic incidents after being hit by trains within an hour of each other on Scots tracks yesterday.

We told how one person was hit by a locomotive near Kilmarnock at around 7.12pm and a second was struck near Bishopbriggs at around 7.32pm.

Emergency crews were scrambled to both scenes but tragically the men were both killed. Police are not treating either incident as suspicious and reports will be sent to the procurator fiscal on both deaths.A British Transport Police spokeswoman confirmed the double tragedy this morning.She told the Daily Record: "Officers were called to the line near Bishopbriggs at 7.32pm yesterday (6 January) following reports of a casualty on the tracks."Paramedics also attended, and sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene."The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the procurator fiscal."She added: "Officers were called to the line near Kilmarnock at 7.12pm yesterday (6 January) following reports of a casualty on the tracks."Paramedics also attended, and sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene."The incident is not being treated as suspicious a file will be prepared for the procurator fiscal."There was major disruption from the incidents with replacement busses laid on for commuters. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here .