Man dies after being hit by a train at West Brompton station

Scene: Fire engines, ambulances and police were called to West Brompton this evening
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Laura Proto6 January 2016

A man has died after being hit by a train at West Brompton station ahead of the evening rush hour.

Officers from British Transport Police and Metropolitan Police Service were called to the London Underground station shortly after 4pm on Tuesday after reports a person had been struck by a train.

Paramedics from London Ambulance Service pronounced a man, whose age is currently unknown, dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police spokesman said the incident is being treated as non-suspicious.

The man has not yet been identified and officers are working to trace and inform his family.

District line services between Earls Court and Wimbledon were suspended in both directions while emergency services attended the scene.

Tube services passing through the station resumed with minor delays at about 5pm.

London Overground and Southern rail services were temporarily unable to call at West Brompton, but began stopping again at the station shortly after 5.10pm

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