The coroner is investigating after a man’s body was discovered beside train tracks in Peterborough on Thursday morning (January 14).
At around 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Peterborough police were called to the area after reports of a man found beside train tracks between The Parkway and Lansdowne Street West.
Emergency services had already been called to the scene and determined vital signs were absent.
Police say there is no threat to public safety.
The area had been cordoned off after the body was found, but was reopened by 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Police are assisting the coronor with the investigation. A coroner is called to investigate deaths that appear to be from unnatural causes or natural deaths that occur suddenly or unexpectedly.
Police say that trains will be stopped or diverted until the investigation is completed.
