A DEATH on the train line between Cheltenham and Swindon yesterday is not being treated a suspicious, police have said.

Trains ground to a halt between Swindon and Cheltenham after the 51-year-old woman was struck near a crossing in Frampton Mansell at around 8.15am.

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The coroner has been informed of the death and has opened a file.

A spokesman for Gloucestershire Coroners Court said they were aware of the incident but no names would be released until early next week.

In a statement British Transport Police said: “We were called to the line at Frampton Mansell, Stroud, at 8.15am yesterday morning following reports of a person being struck by a train.

“Officers from British Transport Police and Gloucestershire Constabulary attended along with the South Western Ambulance Service, and a 51-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The woman’s death is not being treated as suspicious and her family have been informed.

“A file will be prepared for the coroner.”

It is not yet known how the woman came to be on the tracks as the 7.50am from Swindon to Gloucester came through.

A woman living next to the track, who asked not to be named, said: “The first we knew about it was a helicopter coming over. Everyone’s wondering how it happened – the train track around here is very accessible in some places."