A person has died after being hit by a train. 

Lines between Norwich and Diss were blocked after a person was hit by a freight train. 

British Transport Police and paramedics were called to the scene at 14.40pm and the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

Services between Liverpool Street and Norwich were suspended between Diss and Norwich, but resumed at about 5pm.

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: "The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."