Emergency services flooded the busy Elizabeth line stop in East London last night
A person has died after being being hit by a train at an Elizabeth line station in East London. Emergency services were called to Chadwell Heath station shortly after 8pm yesterday (August 13) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
The injured person was declared dead at the scene. Their age and gender has not been released by the British Transport Police.
The force is not treating the incident as suspicious and will prepare a coroner’s file ahead of an inquest. Photos taken last night show a number of police cars, ambulances, and fire engines outside the busy commuter station.
The London Ambulance Service also sent a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance. Rail service was suspended between Whitechapel and Shenfield as crews responded to the tragic scene.
Officers also sealed off the adjacent Station Road, diverting two bus routes for just over an hour.
A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called at 8:03pm yesterday (13 August) to reports of a person hit by a train at Chadwell Heath Station, RM6.
“We sent resources including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).
“We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance. Very sadly, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.”
