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A man and a woman killed when they were struck by an 80mph train may have been arguing moments before, police said. A man and a woman killed when they were struck by an 80mph train may have been a couple who were arguing moments before they were hit, police said.
The incident happened at about 0800 BST at Harlow Mill, Essex, 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. Det Ch Insp David Shipperlee, of British Transport Police, said a witness suggested the man was trying to pull the woman off the tracks.
Operator National Express East Anglia said all services were now running but would be subject to delays. National Express East Anglia said services have resumed but with 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, with about 300 passengers, told police he sounded his horn and applied the emergency brakes but was unable to avoid striking them.
'Boyfriend and girlfriend'
British Transport Police said the man and the woman were declared dead at the scene and the deaths were being treated as unexplained.British Transport Police said the man and the woman were declared dead at the scene and the deaths were being treated as unexplained.
"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."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.
"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."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.
"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." "It would appear from CCTV evidence that the couple were on the tracks and they were both pulling at each other.
"They were standing in the southbound lane and they were seen on the CCTV to be tussling. It may be the male was trying to pull the female away, as was suggested by one witness.
"We think they are boyfriend and girlfriend."
Formal identification of the two bodies is yet to take place, but the dead woman's family had visited the scene, police confirmed.