THE person who died after being struck by a train in Wadborough near Pershore, was a woman in her 50s.

She was pronounced dead at the scene near the level crossing at Station Road, Wadborough, just before noon yesterday (Monday, February 19).

Services on the line linking Birmingham to Cheltenham and beyond were disrupted.

British Transport Police confirmed the death and said it was not being treated as suspicious.

They added that officers had contacted the woman's next of kin and that a file had been prepared for the coroner.

The incident was close to Abbotswood Junction, Norton, where 17-year-old Felix Alexander committed suicide in April 2016.

West Midlands Ambulance Service sent two ambulance and a paramedic officer to the scene.

An air ambulance from Strensham was also in attendance.