A MAN died after being struck by a train in North Oxfordshire last night.

British Transport Police spokesman Bob Burrows said the man was hit on the line close to Heyford railway station in Station Road, Lower Heyford, at about 8.35pm.

Services were suspended in both directions between Oxford and Banbury while emergency services dealt with the incident and the line was reopened shortly after midnight.

The man, who has not yet been identified, was declared dead at the scene.