21 Sep 2015

Man in wheelchair killed by freight train

6:25 pm on 21 September 2015

All train services north of Wellington are back to normal after a man was killed by a freight train this morning.

Scene of Paraparaumu rail station death

Scene of Paraparaumu rail station death Photo: RNZ / Gareth Thomas

The police say a man, who was in a wheelchair, came off the platform at the Paraparaumu station and was hit by a north bound train, just before 11.30am.

The police are now contacting the 66-year-old's next of kin and they've been speaking with the train driver.

A member of the public who was on the platform at the time is being assisted by Victim Support.

The Serious Crash Unit and KiwiRail are investigating