Man dies after being hit by train near Eastbourne's Hampden Park railway station

A man has died after being hit by a train near Hampden Park railway station in Eastbourne this evening (November 4).
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Sussex Police said officers were called to the station at around 6pm to reports of a man being hit by a train.

Sadly, he was confirmed to have died.

Officers remain on the scene, police said, and enquiries are ongoing.

All trains between Eastbourne and Lewes had been stopped but Southern Rail said it was slowly reintroducing services.

Rail replacement buses have been running in the meantime.