A WOMAN has died after being struck by a train near Taunton.
The incident happened just after 6pm between Taunton and Bristol last night.
The woman, who is in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her family have been informed.
A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "It's a non-suspicious fatality.
"We were called just after 6pm near Taunton.
"We attended alongside the ambulance but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene."
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