PASSENGERS stepped in to provide CPR at a South Lakeland railway station after a man fell ill aboard a train.

The mystery heroes provided assistance at Grange-over-Sands Station on Friday evening.

In a tweet posted on Friday night, the British Transport Police said: “A man was taken ill aboard a train at Grange-over-Sands.

“Two passengers - and unfortunately we don’t have their details to thank them - provided CPR until paramedics arrived with a defibrillator.”

A woman who was at the scene but did not wish to be named said: “I was involved but I didn’t do the CPR.

“The two passengers that did CPR, while paramedics rushed to the scene, were two men and a woman who looked after his airway.

“I know that one of the men was a nurse.

“They went above and beyond considering we are still dealing with the Covid crisis and the risks that come with that.

“At that point those men saved that man’s life without a doubt.

“I do not know whether the ill passenger is still alive. I really hope he is but those men deserve to be found and thanked.”

It is understood the other man was the family member of a firefighter.

A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said NWAS was called at 7.30pm on Friday evening.

She said two ambulances, an advanced paramedic, a rapid response vehicle and a first responder attended. She said the patient was taken to Furness General Hospital in ‘a serious condition’.