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Dublin woman killed after being hit by train in England

Woman had arrived at port of Holyhead on ferry from Ireland in early hours of Thursday

British Transport Police have issued an image of a man who they say is a key witness to the death of a Dublin woman at Barnt Green rail station in Worcestershire on Thursday morning. Photograph: British Transport Police

Fri Feb 10 2017 - 21:49

A woman who died crossing a railway line in Worcestershire on Thursday morning has been identified as a 29-year-old from Dublin.

The woman was seen with a male companion who is now being sought by police as a key witness to the incident.

British Transport Police released a picture of the man in the hope of jogging people’s memories, as the victim was identified as a 29-year-old Dublin woman.

Barnt Green station, near Birmingham, where a woman died after being hit by a train in what emergency services called a “tragic accident”. Photograph: Richard Vernalls/PA Wire

Officers investigating what is being treated as "a tragic accident" at Barnt Green station in Worcestershire are appealing for the man to come forward.

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They have stressed he is not in any trouble but may have crucial information about the woman’s last moments.

Inquiries have established the woman arrived on a ferry from Ireland at the port of Holyhead in the early hours of Thursday.

She got a coach to Birmingham and was spotted on CCTV at the city’s main New Street station with a man whose image is now being circulated.

Police said it was understood the pair had been trying to get to Worcester and boarded a train shortly before 6am, getting off at Barnt Green.

Walked across the line

The two then tried to walk across the line to reach another platform, but while the man made it the woman was hit by a train.

Det Chief Insp Tony Fitzpatrick said: “We are conducting numerous inquiries to confirm the man’s identity, but we need to find him as we believe he is a key witness and the last person to see his companion alive.

“I would like to stress he is not in any trouble - we just need to talk to him.

“The woman’s family are understandably devastated and it is important we understand the circumstances leading up to her death so we can give them the answers they so desperately need.”

Anyone with information about the man or his whereabouts is asked to call British police on 0800 405040 or text 61016.

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