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Emergency services are currently in attendance at the scene of a train vs person, south of Takapau Road railway station near Middleton Road.
No other details are available at this stage.
New Zealand Police Alert 10:05am 10 Mar 2008 Wellington
Location of incident: Middleton Road
Incident type: Train collision
Police can now confirm the incident involving a train hitting a pedestrian is fatal. A female has been struck inside a tunnel by a northbound train travelling between Johnsonville and Tawa close to Middleton Road. There will be delays for trains travelling in both directions on this line for at least another hour.