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| Passenger sustains minor injuries as South Western train partially derails in Wimbledon area | |
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| Mon 6 Nov 2017 08.31 GMT | |
| Last modified on Mon 6 Nov 2017 09.05 GMT | |
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| A train has partially derailed in south-west London leaving one person with minor injuries and causing significant disruption. | A train has partially derailed in south-west London leaving one person with minor injuries and causing significant disruption. |
| Emergency services attended the “low-speed partial derailment”of a South Western Railway train early on Monday morning in the Wimbledon area near East Putney, National Rail said. | Emergency services attended the “low-speed partial derailment”of a South Western Railway train early on Monday morning in the Wimbledon area near East Putney, National Rail said. |
| British Transport Police (BTP) warned of “significant disruption”, tweeting: “Officers are attending a low-speed partial derailment of a train in the Wimbledon area. One person sustained minor injuries.” | British Transport Police (BTP) warned of “significant disruption”, tweeting: “Officers are attending a low-speed partial derailment of a train in the Wimbledon area. One person sustained minor injuries.” |
| Trains between Wimbledon and London Waterloo were affected, with passengers advised they could use tickets on Transport for London (TfL) buses. National Rail expected the disruption to last until the end of the day. | Trains between Wimbledon and London Waterloo were affected, with passengers advised they could use tickets on Transport for London (TfL) buses. National Rail expected the disruption to last until the end of the day. |
| The derailment also halted District line trains between Parsons Green and Wimbledon. | The derailment also halted District line trains between Parsons Green and Wimbledon. |
| London fire brigade said it was called to the Wimbledon derailment at 5.54am and that crews from Wimbledon, New Malden and Mitcham fire stations attended. | London fire brigade said it was called to the Wimbledon derailment at 5.54am and that crews from Wimbledon, New Malden and Mitcham fire stations attended. |
| It tweeted: “Specialist urban search and rescue crews have corrected the rear carriage that derailed nr Wimbledon train station and are helping passengers from the train.” | It tweeted: “Specialist urban search and rescue crews have corrected the rear carriage that derailed nr Wimbledon train station and are helping passengers from the train.” |
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