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Man taken to hospital after he narrowly avoids being hit by train near Devizes

byDaniel Jae Webb
28 August 2020 | 11.36am
Man taken to hospital after he narrowly avoids being hit by train near Devizes
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A man was nearly hit by a train whilst walking on the railway line near Devizes this morning.

Emergency services were sent to the scene at around 7.40am following a call from a railway control room reporting that a train had narrowly missed colliding with a person in Urchfont.

The man was reportedly walking in the middle of the track, only jumping out of the way of the oncoming Great Western Railway (GWR) train with just seconds to spare.

Trains were stopped whilst police officers and paramedics checked the line for a casualty. The man was located nearby at around 10am and has been taken to hospital.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: “We were called at 7.40am to reports of a person on the tracks in Lydeway.

“Paramedics also attended and a person has been taken to hospital for assessment.”

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