Person taken to safety under Mental Health Act after being spotted on railway tracks at Cosham station

British Transport Police (BTP) were deployed to Cosham Railway Station yesterday morning after someone was seen on the tracks. A BTP spokesman said: "Officers were called to the line near Cosham railway station at around 11am yesterday (January 18) following reports of a trespasser on the tracks.

"Officers attended and a person was detained under s136 of the Mental Health Act and taken to a place of safety." Train services were halted while emergency personnel were present at the scene. Southern Rail and South Western Railway said passengers were disrupted between Havant and Hilsea stations for a time, but normal services resumed later in the afternoon.

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