Nottingham train strike: EMR line closed after person hit by train

A person in Nottingham has sadly been hit by a train causing travel disruption, according to East Midlands Railways. 

The train reportedly collided with an individual somewhere near Beeston.

The company said on X: " We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train. This has occurred between Attenborough and Beeston and is disrupting our trains on the following routes; Nottingham/ Derby/ Matlock; London St Pancras/ Nottingham/ Sheffield; Newark Castle/ Derby/ Crewe; Leicester/ Nottingham/ Lincoln/ Grimsby.

"Emergency services are en route to manage the incident. Part of the emergency services are on site but require further assistance. We do not have an estimated time that the additional team will arrive."

As of yet, the identity of the victim has not been released.

The train service also advised travellers to check if their journey might be disrupted here.

The train line between Beeston and Attenborough is expected to be closed for at least two hours, according to EMR. Delays could be as long as 60 minutes.

This is not the first person involved in a train collision in the UK this month.

Just three days ago, a man died in Wakefield after being hit by a National Rail service train and was pronounced dead at the scene as medics and police rushed to the scene. Another person collided with a train near Chester-le-Street station in Durham this Monday.  

These tragic accidents come amid a busy month of strikes in May, as train drivers staged a series of protests in their long-running pay dispute, causing travel disruptions during the week of the May bank holiday.

The Aslef union revealed that it has not met with employers or the Government for over a year, accusing ministers of abandoning efforts to resolve the nearly two-year-long dispute.

Aslef also claimed that train drivers have not received a pay increase in five years, with their last pay deals expiring in 2019.