Two men have been hit by a train in Meath overnight, killing one of them.
It happened around a kilometre north of Gormanston station shortly before 9.30pm last night and involved the 8.50pm Dublin to Belfast service.
A man in his 20s received treatment but was later pronounced dead. His body has since been removed from the scene and taken to Navan mortuary.
While a second man received treatment at the scene but was not seriously injured.
20:50 Connolly to Belfast Lanyon has struck a person near Gormanston. Line expected to remain closed for some time. Northern commuter services operating to & from Balbriggan only. Efforts currently being made to source bus transfers north of Balbriggan
— Iarnród Éireann (@IrishRail) September 14, 2022
The line was closed for a time but has since reopened.
