Police officers were forced to close a trainline after a man missed his last train and took the decision to walk along the train tracks to try and get home.
British Transport Police was called to the line near Rainhill at around 11pm yesterday (Tuesday, September 6) after reports that a person was trespassing. Officers attended and the lines were forced to be put on stop while they searched the area.
The force managed to track down the man and give him words of advice before he was handed a community resolution. BTP took to Twitter initially to share its frustration with the incident.
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The tweet said: "Through the night, officers were called to a trespass incident where someone thought it was acceptable to walk on the tracks as they missed their last train! This is extremely dangerous!
"Thankfully they are safe and have been given stern words of guidance!"
A BTP spokesperson told the ECHO : "British Transport Police were called to the line near Rainhill at 11.01pm yesterday evening (6 September) following reports of a person trespassing.
"Officers attended and lines were put on stop while they searched the area. They located a man and removed him from the tracks. Words of advice were given and he was handed a community resolution."
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