Police probe death of woman at train station

The woman was pronounced dead at Preston railway station in the early hours, British Transport Police said

Police are investigating the death of a woman found at a train station.

British Transport Police and paramedics were initially called to reports of a casualty at Preston railway station at about 01:00 GMT.

A member of the public had reported seeing the casualty to a member of staff at the station, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said detectives were appealing for the man who first made the report to contact them.

He is believed to have travelled on a train bound for Blackpool North, which left Preston railway station at 00:58.

Inquiries into the circumstances leading up to the woman's death were ongoing, a British Transport Police spokesperson said.