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Person dies after being hit by train at East London station
Emergency services responded rapidly but were unable to save the person struck by a Northern line train at Old Street station, with no suspicious circumstances reported, police said.
- An individual lost their life after being struck by a train at Old Street station on the London Underground's Northern line at approximately 11:20 a.m. on August 14.
- Emergency services quickly responded after being alerted to an individual struck on the tracks, deploying paramedics and a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance.
- Emergency responders, including police and paramedics, were on site, train services bypassed Old Street station, and the Northern line between Moorgate and Finsbury Park was suspended while the situation was managed.
- A representative from British Transport Police confirmed that emergency responders attended the incident alongside paramedics, but unfortunately, the individual was declared deceased at the location, with paramedics arriving within four minutes.
- Old Street station temporarily reopened about an hour and a half after closing but shut again at 2:20 pm; the fatality at the scene is not considered suspicious, and authorities will compile a report for the coroner.
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