21/01/2015

BTP Try To Establish Identity Of Woman Killed By Train

British Transport Police (BTP) are trying to establish the identity of a woman who died on Wednesday morning after being hit by a train.

BTP said the woman died after being hit by a train near Dingle Road station just before 06:00 this morning.

Her body was taken to University Hospital of Wales were a post-mortem is due to be carried out.

BTP said they are not treating the death as suspicious and are working to establish the woman's identity and inform her next of kin.

A file has been prepared for the coroner.

(MH/CD)

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