A friend has witnessed a male in his 40s throw himself in front of a train near hoylake earlier on today the male was with his wife or partner when it happened.

a sad loss hope the family are ok.

what sad sad state of affairs for the guy and in front of people who knew him as well. They must be traumatised.
Guilt, mental illness, chemical imbalance, demons. does anyone really know?

REALLY feel for the woman ,with him, how very sad ,VERY TROUBLED person .. RIP ,feel for his family as well .

Speek to british trandport police . They have trained staff and can advice .

Do things really get that bad??? How sad for all involved.

Tragic for all including the poor train driver, horrible way to die..

All indications are that he is still alive and being treated in hospital for his injuries. See HERE

He must of been in a bad state mentally to do that,feel for the people that witnessed it & the train driver,something that must be hard to get over

Desperate act by a desperate person and it must be a terrible thing to witness.

Nothing in the news article that says he threw himself in front of the train or was with anyone. Apologise for reinforcing initial post----poor journalism!!

Often 'news' reports and actual events are miles apart, Fish.

Reported in The Globe ( yes, hours ago) the man was being taken to hospital?? Now, that- I do not understand. Man V Train-not good!!

Maybe for legal reasons journalists have to be careful with their wording??

Many of you are speculating about the mans state of mental health?!
How many of you are aware about the cuts to mental health services?

Or for that matter the safety of the crossing !!!!!!!

See HERE

RIP to him.

HE IS NOT DEAD - he is being treated in hospital for his injuries.