Emergency services rushed to a railway station in Essex, only to find out reports of a person being hit by a train was a hoax.
Officers from the British Transport Police, Braintree Police and paramedics from East England Ambulance Service were called to the station following a 999 call made around midday yesterday stating someone had been hit by a train.
After arriving at the scene, the teams were surprised to see no one had been hit and eventually found out the incident was a hoax.
We had a 999 call to say a person had been hit by a train. We had @EPBraintree @EastEnglandAmb and @BTPEssex attending on an emergency response. When we get there, nothing is going on, no incident just a hoax call to Police. AW #wasteoftime #stoppingreal999calls
— Force Control Room (@EPControlRoom) 14 February 2019
It is believed the phone call had been made from a telephone box near to the station as there was no identifiable phone number.
Despite no obvious signs of a culprit, British Transport Police’s Essex team has tweeted to say a suspect has been identified on CCTV.
Update: Our officers have identified the source of the call and will be investigating the malicious nature of the incident.
— BTP Essex (@BTPEssex) 14 February 2019
Stay tuned for more 👮
The tweet read: “Our officers have identified the source of the call and will be investigating the malicious nature of the incident.”
British Transport Police was contacted for comment.
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