A PERSON was killed on railway lines in Herefordshire today.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to track near Leominster Railway station shortly before 8.45am.

An ambulance spokesman confirmed that someone died at the scene.

He said: "The crew arrived to find a person on the track.

"Unfortunately, from the outset, there was nothing crews could do to save them and the person was confirmed dead at the scene."