The British Transport Police has released a statement
A person is fighting for their life after being hit by a rush-hour train in South London yesterday afternoon (June 29). The emergency services attended the scene near Belmont station in Sutton at around 5.20pm following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, the British Transport Police (BTP) said in a statement released this morning. The victim’s age and gender have not been made public.
Officers are not treating the incident as suspicious, the force added. Services from Epsom and Sutton to London Bridge, and from Epsom and Epsom Downs to Victoria, were affected for several hours as police secured the scene. The lines fully reopened shortly before 12.30am this morning.
A spokesperson for BTP said: “Officers were called to the line near Belmont railway station at 5.18pm yesterday (June 29) following reports of a casualty on the tracks. Paramedics also attended, and a person has been taken to hospital with injuries that are being treated as life-threatening.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious. During the incident, trains between Epsom / Sutton and London Bridge, and also between Epsom / Epsom Downs and London Victoria were affected.”
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