A MAN is in a critical but stable condition after being hit by a train in Hereford.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, was struck by the train yesterday evening on the line near Hereford station at around 7.40pm.

Officers from British Transport Police and West Mercia Police attended the incident along with medics from West Midlands Ambulance Service.

He was taken to Hereford County Hospital but later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.

The incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious.