A PERSON has been hit by a train near Warrington Central.

The incident happened this evening, Tuesday.

East Midlands Railway revealed the sad news on Twitter.

It is believed the person was hit between Warrington Central and Liverpool.

An East Midlands Railway spokesperson said: “We are sad to report that a person has been hit by a train between Warrington Central and Liverpool South Parkway.

“This is disrupting our trains on the Liverpool/Nottingham/Norwich routes.”

Network Rail and emergency services are in attendance.

Train journeys through and to the town are disrupted - including East Midlands Railway.

Northern has also revealed that disruption is expected to last between Warrington and Liverpool Lime Street until 8.30pm this evening.