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Woman found on railway tracks at Westgate-on-Sea station taken to hospital

A woman has been taken to hospital after she was discovered injured on railway tracks.

There was a large emergency services presence at Westgate-on-Sea station after the reports at 6.59am.

The incident happened at Westgate-on-Sea station
The incident happened at Westgate-on-Sea station

A spokesman for the transport police confirmed the woman was taken to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford to "assess the extent of their injuries".

"This incident is not being treated as suspicious," they added.

It has caused disruption between Faversham and Margate this morning.

The power to the line was switched off but has since been restored and replacement bus services were running in the area.

Trains have started running again on both lines between Margate and Faversham.

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