A man in his 50s died after being hit by a train in Ardleigh yesterday.

The 56-year-old, from Westcliff-on-Sea, was hit near Station Road on the Greater Anglia line between Colchester and Manningtree, at about 11am.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

His family have been informed and the case will now be passed over to the coroner.