Man found with 'life-altering injuries' on tracks near Birmingham station
The incident is not being treated as suspicious.
A man was found with possibly life-altering injuries on tracks near a Birmingham train station.
British Transport Police were called to the scene at around 9pm on Saturday night (September 26) following reports of a casualty on the tracks near Birmingham New Street station.
A man was found injuries that may be life-changing but not life-threatening.
Police say the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “We were called at around 9pm on Saturday 26 September to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Birmingham New Street railway station.
“Officers responded with paramedics and a man was found. He was taken to hospital with injuries that may be life-changing but are not being treated as life-threatening. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
It comes after reports of a major incident that halted trains at Birmingham’s Five Ways station - which is said to have been the access point for emergency services to attend to the injured man at New Street.
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West Midlands Railway halted services between Birmingham New Street - Bromsgrove/Redditch/Hereford at the time.
The line reopened shortly after 10.20pm that same night.
West Midlands Ambulance Service were contacted for a comment.
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