AN eighteen-year-old Moreton man has been killed by a train on the line between Moreton and Kingham.
British Transport Police confirmed they had been called to a foot crossing just south of Moreton station shortly before 3pm on Wednesday, January 28.
It followed a report someone had been struck by the 1.14pm Hereford to London Paddington First Great Western train on the North Cotswolds line.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
First Great Western confirmed the line was closed until 4pm and services have been returned to normal.
A spokesman for British Transport Police said Gloucestershire Constabulary and South Western Ambulance Service also attended. The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
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