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Ruth Suter

Man tragically dies near Scots railway line as night-time services disrupted

A man has died near to a Scots railway line.

Emergency services rushed to the line in Braehead in Angus at 2.16pm yesterday after receiving reports of a casualty.

Medics attended, however the man sadly died at the scene. His cause of death is currently unknown.

Services towards Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow were reinstated after 10pm.

A Tweet from ScotRail reads: "Due to the complexity of the incident the police have advised the line may be closed for some time.

"13:50 Aberdeen-Queen St is currently at Montrose. Once this service returns to Aberdeen we will be able to reinstate some services between Aberdeen & Montrose."

Officers from British Transport Police say the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson said: "Officers were called to the line in Braehead at 2.16pm yesterday (5 July) following reports of a casualty.

"Paramedics also attended however sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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

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