POLICE, fire, ambulance and rail services have each issued statements after a man who was hit by a train in Prestatyn died yesterday (July 13).

This was on Marine Road East, near Prestatyn Golf Club, with British Transport Police (BTP) called to the incident at 5.10pm.

Joining them at the scene were representatives from the Welsh Ambulance Service, Wales Air Ambulance, North Wales Police, and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, while this incident is being treated as suspicious.

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A BTP spokesperson said: “Officers were called to the line close to Prestatyn Golf Club at 5.10pm yesterday evening to reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Officers and colleagues from the ambulance service attended, but sadly a man was declared dead at the scene.

“His next of kin have been informed.

“The incident is currently being treated as suspicious while enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances of what took place.”

A rapid response car, three emergency ambulances, two air ambulances, and two fire crews also attended the incident.

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called at 5.12pm to an incident on Marine Road East in Prestatyn, and sent a rapid response car, three emergency ambulances and two air ambulances to the scene.”

A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.21pm and two crews attended.”

A Wales Air Ambulance spokesperson added: “I can confirm that Wales Air Ambulance attended an incident in the Prestatyn area yesterday (July 13).

“Unfortunately, we are unable to give any further details.”

North Wales Police also said that they “only attended the incident to support BTP colleagues”.

The incident also caused disruption to rail services in the region for the rest of yesterday afternoon, with major delays across numerous North Wales routes.

The train had been travelling between Prestatyn and Chester.

A Transport for Wales spokesperson said: “The line reopened shortly after 9pm, but there was disruption to services for the remainder of the evening.”