Overview

• British Transport Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Tamworth Low Level at 6:10 am, with paramedics arriving three minutes later and pronouncing the casualty dead on site.
• Officers have determined that the death is not being treated as suspicious and will prepare a file for the Staffordshire coroner to open an inquest.
• All lines through Tamworth were blocked following the incident, prompting Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and West Coast Main Line to suspend stops at the station.
• Train services between Nuneaton and Stafford, including routes via Lichfield Trent Valley and Rugby, are facing delays of up to 60 minutes or are being rerouted.
• The incident follows a May 22 collision in Herefordshire where a train struck a tractor, underscoring ongoing safety concerns on regional rail networks.