Teenager found on rails ‘electrocuted’

A 16-year-old girl is thought to have been electrocuted on a railway.

The teenager’s body was discovered at Herne Bay station in Kent shortly before 7am yesterday.

British Transport Police said she was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining serious injuries believed to be caused by electrocution.

Her death is being treated as unexplained while officers conduct investigations into how she received the injuries.

The teenager’s family has been informed.