A 37-year-old man has died after being hit by a train at Southall station.

Great Western Railways (GWR) alerted passengers to the incident at 9.30pm on Wednesday (March 30) night, which caused delays on the Slough to Paddington route.

British Transport Police (BTP) were called at 9.30pm to reports of a person being struck by a train.

A spokesman for BTP said: “Officers from BTP, Metropolitan Police and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) also attended.

"A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been told of his death.

"The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

LAS attended the scene after they were also called at 9.30pm, to reports of a person under a train at Southall railway station.

A spokesperson for the ambulance service said: "We sent two responders by car, an ambulance crew and an incident officer to the scene.

"Sadly, the patient was found dead at the scene."

National Rail and Heathrow Connect services were delayed and passengers were advised to use alternative routes through Transport for London (TfL).

A GWR customer praised a train driver dealing with the disruption to the services at Paddington station: