Tragedy as emergency services scramble to incident in Mirfield
A person has sadly been pronounced dead at Mirfield train station this morning (Tuesday) after emergency services were scrambled to an incident.
British Transport Police officers were called to the station at 7.27am today following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A spokesperson said: “Paramedics also attended, however 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.”
Trains running through Mirfield were cancelled or delayed with TransPennine Express confirming on social media platform X that “all lines are blocked” due to the incident.
The post states: “Due to emergency services dealing with an incident in the Mirfield area, all lines are blocked. Train services running through this station may be cancelled or delayed.”
The lines affected are Manchester Victoria to Scarborough; Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds and York; Manchester Airport to York; Liverpool Lime Street to Hull; Manchester Airport to Redcar Central; and Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle.