A man killed by a train in Warminster was reportedly living with dementia.
Emergency services were called to reports of a casualty on the railway line in the Bishopstrow area at around 7.45pm on Saturday evening (11 May).
A train driver reported being involved in a near-miss with a person walking on the tracks, but a short time later a different train driver reported seeing a body at the same location.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were deployed alongside Wiltshire Air Ambulance – which landed in a nearby field.
The man, whose age is unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to a rail source, the man was living with dementia and appeared to be confused and unsteady on his feet before the fatal incident.
A witness – who has provided a statement to police – told of how they saw an “old man” looking “confused” on the main road before the tragedy.
British Transport Police remained on site until around 9.45pm, when the line reopened.
There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “We were called to an area near Warminster station at around 7.45pm on Saturday 11 May following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
A South Western Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 20:14hrs on Saturday 11 May to an incident near Warminster.
“We sent an air ambulance, an operations officer, a double-crewed land ambulance and a responding officer to the scene.”
