TWO people have died in three days in incidents involving high-speed trains at the same station.
British Transport Police (BTP) were called to Radley station on Friday following a report that a man had been struck by a train.
A woman also died at the station on Sunday after being struck by a train.
A spokesman for Oxford Coroner’s Office said the two people had not yet been formally identified.
The dead man was believed be a 51-year-old from Leamington Spa. The train involved was the 2.31pm Oxford to London Paddington service. The line reopened to trains at 4.30pm.
The woman is believed to be a 37-year-old from Radley, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Regarding the incident on Sunday, BTP spokesman Simon Letouze said: “Officers from BTP and Thames Valley Police, and paramedics from the South Central Ambulance Service attended.”
Police are treating both incidents as non-suspicious.
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