A 19-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a train yesterday.

The teenager, who is believed to be local was struck by the train travelling from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria at Harold Wood Station on Tuesday March 6 at 1.18pm.

Paramedics also attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The British Transport Police have confirmed that the incident is being treated as non suspicious.

Police are making enquiries to establish the man’s identity and inform his family.

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