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Updated: Trains delayed after person hit by train at Rochford
4:13pm Tuesday 19th June 2012 in News By Emma Thomas
A WOMAN was left in hospital after being hit by a train at Rochford.
The woman was hit by the 3.50pm service from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street just before 4pm.
Trains were delayed and cancelled for more than an hour as police, paramedics and fire crews flooded Rochford station.
A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said they were not treating the incident as suspicious.
She said: “BTP officers attended Rochford rail station on following a report of a woman being struck and injured by a train.
“The incident, which was reported to BTP at 4.01pm, was also attended by officers from Essex Police. “Paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service attended and treated the woman at the scene.
“She has since been taken to Southend Hospital and her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”
Trains were able to run between Liverpool Street and Hockley fairly soon after the incident and one side of the line, from London Liverpool Street to Southend, reopened first. The line was fully opened in both directions by 5.30pm but delays remained until about 7pm.
A replacement bus service was laid on between Hockley and Southend while the line was closed.
Passengers were also able to use their tickets on the c2c line between London Fenchurch Street and Shoebury during the disruption.
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little ray of sunshine
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6:43pm Thu 21 Jun 12
v.randy
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11:32am Sat 23 Jun 12
after all trains don't go round hitting people...do they!!!!!!!
Dids
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4:02pm Tue 26 Jun 12
APR
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10:21am Sat 30 Jun 12
There are "News" stories going back to May !!!
They are not News, they are History.
A little less "**** footing" over which stories we are deemed capable of commenting on, would not go amiss.
APR
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4:14pm Sun 1 Jul 12
"P u s s y-Footing" edited ?
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2:44pm Mon 2 Jul 12
andy:)
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4:23pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Trainman
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11:02pm Tue 3 Jul 12
Trainman
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andy:)
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8:32am Wed 4 Jul 12
APR
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10:29am Tue 10 Jul 12
The editorial staff seem more interested in deleting comments from stories, than deleting old posts.
Still they are good places for discussing stories, where comments are not allowed.
APR
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5:52pm Tue 10 Jul 12
Seems like this one must have gone pear shaped pretty quickly (no surprise there then)
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