BY IAN CROUCH
Trains have been stopped on the Hunter line following a fatality on Tuesday morning.
Police and ambulance paramedics were called to the overpass near Sandgate Station at about 4.45am to reports a person had been struck by a train.
Police have confirmed a person has died at the scene.
The Transport Management Centre says no trains are running between Maitland and Newcastle Interchange and buses are being organised to replace passenger services.
