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A man and a woman died when they were struck by an 80mph train on a railway line in west Essex. A man and a woman killed when they were struck by an 80mph train may have been arguing moments before, police said.
The incident happened in the early hours at Harlow Mill on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street line. The incident happened at about 0800 BST at Harlow Mill, Essex, on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street line.
Det Ch Insp David Shipperlee, of British Transport Police, told the BBC a witness said they heard "raised voices" shortly before the incident.
Operator National Express East Anglia said all services were now running but would be subject to delays.
The driver of the 0618 BST train from Cambridge told police he sounded his horn and applied the emergency brakes but was unable to avoid striking them.The driver of the 0618 BST train from Cambridge told police he sounded his horn and applied the emergency brakes but was unable to avoid striking them.
Train operator National Express East Anglia said some services were cancelled and others would be delayed. British Transport Police said the man and the woman were declared dead at the scene and the deaths were being treated as unexplained.
Bus replacements are ferrying passengers between Broxbourne and Bishop's Stortford or Stansted. "There is a suggestion from a witness, who oversaw the scene, that they heard raised voices just before the time of this incident," Det Ch Insp Shipperlee said.
A British Transport Police spokeswoman said: "A train driver reported striking at least one person on the line at Harlow Mill station. "There is a suggestion perhaps that the male of the two victims may have been trying to pull the female victim from the tracks but it is too early to say at this stage.
"The train was approaching the station, where it was not due to stop, at 80mph. "We don't know who these people are at the very moment, and it's going to take time to establish who they are and seek further witnesses who can give us a better idea of what might have taken place in this tragic incident this morning."
"The driver saw a man and woman on the track, blew his horn and applied the emergency brake, but was unable to avoid striking them.
"Police can confirm that both people died at the scene."