MYSTERY surrounds the identity of a man killed on Monday evening when he was struck by a train travelling at 80mph at a foot crossing in Ludlow.

The man was thought to have been killed almost instantly at the crossing, just off Steventon Road, at about 5.50pm.

Sergeant Ken Paxton, of British Transport Police, who are investigating, said: "There were no witnesses and there don't appear to be suspicious circumstances.

"We have found no forms of ID and are pursuing various methods of identifying the man.

"We didn't find an abandoned car. We know nothing about him at the minute."

He is described as a white male aged about 30 or 40.

Anyone who knows of a person matching the description, who has been missing since the accident should call 0800 504050.