A UNIDENTIFIED man has died after being struck by a train at an East Lancashire station.

Today investigators were trying to identify the man following the incident at the unmanned Church and Oswaldtwistle station.

Investigators said there do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death following the incident at 11.10am yesterday.

The man was hit by the 9.54am Colne to Blackpool South train.

He is described as a white European male about 20 years old, around 6ft tall, with short cropped light brown hair.

He was wearing a blue fleece top with a white top underneath and a pair of Zantos blue denim jeans.

He was also wearing size nine George Asda black and white training shoes and white socks.

The man had a Nokia 5210 mobile phone and a yale door key, police said.

The incident happened about three quarters of a mile from the station in the direction of Blackburn.

A file is now being prepared for the coroner by Transport Police officers.

The incident saw the line closed for around one hour at the station in Market Street, Oswaldtwistle.

A spokesman for British Transport Police said the accident had caused some delays while officers examined the scene.

He said: "The incident is currently being investigated but it appears that there is nothing suspicious.

"The man was struck by a train near the station and we hope to identify his body at some stage today.

"There will have been an impact on people's journey times while the scene was being cleared and the station was handed back to the railway operators within an hour."

Neighbours of the quiet station reported hearing a shouting and increased activity at the site but were shocked to hear that there had been a death.

Peter Smith of Hot House Wholesale, which borders the station, said: "I heard a bit of a commotion but had no idea that a man had died."

Anyone with information on the accident or the man is asked contact British Transport Police on 0800 405040.