Person hit by train near Hungerford

First Great Western service experienced disruption this morning (Tuesday)

FIRST Great Western rail services are now reported to be back to normal after a person was hit by a train near Hungerford this morning (Tuesday).

Passengers experienced delays of between 30 minutes to an hour prior to this morning's rush hour following the incident.

Services between Westbury and Newbury were suspended and a temporary bus service was in place.

A First Great Western spokesman, John Ratchford, said the fatality occurred at 4.34am this morning.

He said: "A freight train was on its way to Didcot Power Station when it struck a person at Hungerford. I understand it was non-suspicious. It wasn't a First Great Western train but our trains run on the same line so half a dozen of our services on the same line were disrupted until about 7.30am."

He confirmed that road transport services were put in place for rail services that had to be cancelled.

More details to follow.