ALL trains have been suspended tonight on the Liverpool to
A Merseyrail driver reported hitting a person on the tracks in the to
British Transport Police and paramedics were called but the casualty died at the scene.
Buses have now been laid on between Sandhills and Formby as crash scene investigators look into the circumstances of the incident.
It is unclear at this stage how or why the collision occurred but British Transport Police officers have launched an investigation on behalf the coroner, although the BTP are not treating the incident as a crime.
A Merseyrail spokesperson said that is was expected that trains will be running again by 11.30pm.
