Staff thought a man who boarded a train at Manchester Piccadilly was sleeping - only to realise he was dead at the end of the five-hour, 250 mile journey.The 'elderly' passenger boarded a Cross Country service to Bournemouth on Saturday, May 30.Staff thought he was sleeping when they passed him during the journey.When the train arrived at Bournemouth station, workers realised the man had not left.Emergency services were called and the man was pronounced dead.It is not known at what point in the journey the passenger died.There are reports the man had a ticket for Stockport.
That station is eight minutes from Piccadilly.British Transport Police (BTP) said the man's death was caused by a 'medical matter'.His family has been informed.