A MAN took his own life by lying in front of a train just hours after his relationship ended, an inquest heard.
Paul Arnold died near the level crossing in Lymington Road, Brockenhurst, after being struck shortly after 5am on November 23 last year.
Winchester Coroner’s Court heard that 29-year-old Mr Arnold, of Foxholes Road, Bournemouth, had an argument with his partner and the relationship ended.
In the early hours of the morning, Mr Arnold travelled to Brockenhurst railway station, the site of a similar incident around six years earlier.
Pathologist Dr Vipul Foria said there were no drugs or alcohol detected in his blood at the time of his death.
Senior coroner Grahame Short recorded a verdict of suicide.
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