Person dies on rail at Ashton-under-Lyne sparking mass response

Emergency services at Ashton-under-Lyne station (Picture: MEN MEDIA)A casualty on the tracks has sparked a mass response from emergency services.
Police and ambulances raced to Ashton-under-Lyne after an incident sparked mass cancellations on the railway.A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman said: ‘Officers were called at around 5pm today (6 November) to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Ashton-under-Lyne railway station.‘Officers responded with paramedics, but sadly a per