A 29-YEAR-OLD man from Glasgow has been arrested after a person is believed to have been electrocuted to death after an incident near Dumbreck train station this morning.

Police and an ambulance were called after reports of a person injured on the tracks just after 1am.

When emergency services arrived, the casualty was pronounced dead at the scene. Transport Police said a 29-year-old man, from Renfrewshire, had died.

A man has now been arrested on suspicion of trespassing and vandalism in connection with the incident.

The line was reopened at 6am, but trains between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street were disrupted until 10am.

A National Rail spokesman said the incident had affected trains moving into position ready for the day’s services overnight.

A British Transport Police spokeswoman told the Evening Times: “Shortly after 1am today (December 4), officers from British Transport Police were called the line close to Dumbreck in Glasgow following reports that a person had been injured on the tracks.

“Officers attended the location alongside colleagues from Police Scotland and the ambulance service, however, the person was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining serious injuries believed to be caused by electrocution.

“A man in his 20s was also arrested on suspicion of trespass and vandalism in connection with the incident.”

An investigation is now underway and officers are making enquiries to understand how the person came to be on the tracks.

Police are asking anyone who was near Dumbreck station at the time and saw anything of the incident to get in touch.

Anyone who witnessed the incident or with information should contact BTP by sending a text to 61016, or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 18 as of December 4.