A man hit and killed by a train over the weekend was a 20-year-old from Batley, police have confirmed.
The tragedy took place near Dewsbury railway station, at around 2pm on Saturday.
Rail services were halted and diverted for four hours while emergency services and Network Rail officials attended the scene, near the Webster Hill railway bridge.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Our officers were called to Dewsbury railway station at 1.58pm on Saturday, January 10, after receiving reports that a man had been struck by a train.
“Colleagues from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and West Yorkshire Police also attended but sadly the man, who has been identified as 20-year-old and from the Batley area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The man’s family have been informed.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
The incident comes less than two weeks after a 78-year-old man was found dead on the tracks close to Dewsbury station.
The circumstances of his death on New Year’s Eve have not yet been revealed.
Police are also dealing with the deaths of a 16-year-old girl and a 39-year-old woman, killed after being hit by trains at Hipperholme Tunnel, in Calderdale last month.
