A 40-year-old man has died after being hit by a train at Hildenborough railway station.

Emergency services were called to the site in Rings Hill at about 1.30pm yesterday where the train was stopped 200 yards from the platform.

Andrew McCreath was travelling home to Paddock Wood on the 12.30pm service from Charing Cross, which struck the man.

Mr McCreath said: "The first we knew was when the train came to a stop just outside Hildenborough station.

"The driver's trembling voice came on the speaker to tell us the train had struck a person.

"A guard then walked down the carriages to tell everyone what had happened. Everyone was very calm but I heard people offering their thoughts to the driver and the man's family and friends.

"We were told we could sit there for a few hours. It wasn't a very full train.

"There were lots of police and emergency services walking up and down the tracks."

Paramedics were initially called to reports of a 22-year-old man being struck, but British Transport Police has today confirmed he was 40 and from Tunbridge Wells.

A British Transport Police spokesman said the man's death is not being treated as suspicious and his family have been informed.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

All lines were closed between Sevenoaks and Tonbridge for several hours.