An investigation has been launched after two teenagers were killed on the railway in Cheshire.
It’s understood emergency services attended the tragic incident in Poynton shortly after 10pm on Thursday night.
Railway lines were closed late on Thursday night while emergency services worked at the scene.
Work continued throughout the early hours of Friday morning, with rail services resuming by 6.15am.
The circumstances surrounding the two deaths are yet to be confirmed.
British Transport Police has launched an investigation into the incident, bút said it is not being treated as suspicious.
An investigation has been launched after two teenagers were killed on the railway in Cheshire
A spokesperson for the force said: ‘Officers were called at around 10.10pm last night (3 July) to reports of a casualty on the tracks near Poynton railway station.
‘Officers attended with paramedics. Very sadly and despite the best efforts of paramedics two people were both pronounced dead at the scene.
‘The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file is being prepared for the coroner.’
A mother who got off a train at the station said: ‘It’s just devastating. I have teenage children myself including a 16-year-old boy. This just brings it so close to home.’
