A railway worker who was hit by a train has died. The Network Rail worker, was struck by a South Western Railway train near Surbiton, Kingston, London, at around 11.30am today.
The 30-year-old employee, from Hampshire, was pronounced dead at the scene. In reaction to the tragedy, union bosses said they have been warning Network Rail about the 'alarming' number of near-misses and fatalities over the past year.
However, they added that it would not be appropriate to speculate about what went wrong in the latest case and called for a 'full and thorough' investigation.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Langley, from BTP, said: "This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the very sad death of a railway worker. "Our deepest condolences are
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