Tragedy as person dies on tracks at West Midlands train station
Published 5th May 2026, 16:38 GMT
A person has died on the tracks at a railway station in Birmingham.
Police were called to Northfield station at around 8.50pm on Sunday (May 3) following reports of a pedestrian on the tracks.
The pedestrian was later pronounced dead at the scene and train services were badly affected.
Flowers and murals have since been left outside the station entrance.
The death was not being treated as suspicious.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "We were called to Northfield station at around 8.50pm on Sunday 3 May following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Officers attended along with paramedics but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”