Overview
- Officers were called just after 4:15pm on October 28 to reports of a casualty on the tracks near Pontrilas, where a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Police said the circumstances are not thought to be suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
- All lines between Newport and Hereford were closed as emergency services responded, with National Rail warning of cancellations, revisions and delays through the end of the day.
- Transport for Wales arranged replacement buses at Newport, Hereford and Shrewsbury, and tickets were accepted on selected Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Northern and West Midlands Railway services.
- National Rail advised that tickets dated October 28 could be used the following day at no extra cost and directed affected passengers to compensation procedures.