A man has died after being hit by a train on the line between Ipswich and London.

British Transport Police was called to a person being struck by a train at Marks Tey, near Colchester, at 8.17pm on Wednesday.

Paramedics also attended, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said the incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

Greater Anglia rail services between Norwich and London, which pass through Ipswich, were either delayed or cancelled as a result of the incident.

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