Body found on the line - Keynsham - 29 Oct 14

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Reports that a body has been discovered on the line near Keynsham station just before six this morning.

The 06:00 and 06:35 Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington are both being diverted via Hullavington missing calls at Bath Spa and Chippenham.

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From the Bath Chronicle

A man has died after being hit by a train this morning.

The incident happened near to Keynsham railway station shortly before 6am. A spokesman for the British Transport Police (BTP^▸ (British Transport Police)) said the death is not being treated as suspicious.

The line between Bristol and Bath Spa was closed this morning, with replacement bus services arranged for commuters.

The BTP  spokesman said: ^We were called at 5.51am on Wednesday, 29 October, to reports of a person being hit by a train close to Keynsham railway station.

^Colleagues from Avon & Somerset Constabulary and the South Western Ambulance Service also attended. The body of a man, who has yet to be formally identified, was located. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

^Officers are working to confirm the man^s identity and inform his family.

^The incident is being treated as non-suspicious.

^A file will be prepared for the coroner.^