A dead body remained on a train for five hours without anyone noticing, it is claimed. A 60-year-old man died of a heart attack after he boarded a train at Manchester Piccadilly.
According to the Scottish Sun, he had been due to get off the train eight minutes later at Stockport - but his body carried on to Bournemouth, 250 miles down the line.
The man appeared to have died at some point along the route after boarding the 6.27pm Cross County service on Saturday. A cleaner at Bournemouth made the tragic discovery at the town’s central train depot.
A source told the newspaper the man’s death likely went unnoticed due to coronavirus prevention measures on the network. Brits have been ordered to only use transport for essential travel or if