Two people have died and a third victim has been treated for shock after being struck by a Great Western Railway train on Wednesday morning. The train was travelling between Bridgend and Port Talbot in South Wales when the victims were killed around 10:00 GMT.
Railway workers announced passengers would remain for two hours whilst emergency services responded to the scene. Services will not call between Bridgend and Port Talbot Parkway until roughly 14:00 GMT, officials said.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police (BTP) said that officers had been "called to the railway close to Port Talbot in South Wales following a report of a train striking persons on the tracks", adding that "paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service are also on the scene".
Two people have sadly died after being struck by a train in South Wales.
— British Transport Police (@BTP) 3 July 2019
A number of urgent enquiries are being made to understand exactly what happened. Officers remain on scene, check with @nationalrailenq for travel disruption.https://t.co/yryoge36XT pic.twitter.com/OvTmGyx3lw
"Very sadly two persons have been pronounced dead at the scene," the spokesperson said.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch had also been informed, with a GWR spokesman stating that emergency services were dealing with the incident "between Port Talbot and Pyle".
Our inspectors have deployed following an accident involving #trackworkers near #PortTalbot
— RAIB (@raibgovuk) 3 July 2019
Two rapid response vehicles, two hazardous area response team vehicles, two ambulances and an air ambulance vehicle have responded to the collision.
BTP superintendent Andy Morgan said in a press statement that authorities were "making a number of urgent enquiries to understand exactly what happened in the moments leading to" the collision".
"Very sadly two people have died and my officers are now working to identify them and ensure that their families are supported at this incredibly difficult time," Mr Morgan said.
