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A mother and child who fell onto a tube track at Baker Street station survived by ducking into a pit between the rails as the train passed over their heads. A mother and child who fell on to a tube track at Baker Street station survived by ducking into a pit between the rails as the train passed over their heads.
The woman’s husband also escaped unharmed after jumping down from the platform to try to help his family before the train passed.The woman’s husband also escaped unharmed after jumping down from the platform to try to help his family before the train passed.
The woman was walking with a pram along the platform at the station in north London at about 10.15pm on Friday night, and was looking at an overhead display board as she walked along the platform. The woman was walking with a pram along the platform at the station in north London at about 10.15pm on Friday night, and was looking at an overhead display board.
The wheels of the buggy slipped over the edge and the woman and her child fell on to the track below.The wheels of the buggy slipped over the edge and the woman and her child fell on to the track below.
As a train approached, the woman’s husband jumped down on to the tracks to try to rescue his wife and child. As a train approached, the woman’s husband jumped down on to the track to try to rescue his wife and child.
The family managed to dive into a sheltered area under the track and the train passed over their heads without injuring them. The family managed to duck into a sheltered area below the track and the train passed over their heads without injuring them.
A spokesman for TFL said that other passengers on the platform alerted the driver who managed to brake after the first carriage passed over the family. A Transport for London (TfL) spokesman said passengers on the platform alerted the driver, who managed to brake after the first carriage passed over the family.
The electric current that runs along the rails was then shut down and the family managed to climb out from underneath the first carriage of the train and were helped onto the platform by officers from the British Transport Police. The track’s electric current was shut down and the family managed to climb out from underneath the first carriage of the train. They were helped on to the platform by officers from the British Transport police (BTP).
The platform was closed from 10.15pm and reopened shortly before 11pm.The platform was closed from 10.15pm and reopened shortly before 11pm.
A statement from the British Transport police said: “Amazingly none of them were seriously hurt, but as a precaution they were taken to hospital for check-ups.” BTP said: “Amazingly none of them were seriously hurt, but as a precaution they were taken to hospital for check-ups.”
Nigel Holness, the director of network operations at Transport for London, said: “We are relieved that the family who were involved in the incident at Baker Street last night were able to escape unharmed and we offer them our best wishes. Nigel Holness, TfL’s director of network operations, said: “We are relieved that the family who were involved in the incident at Baker Street last night were able to escape unharmed and we offer them our best wishes.
“Having reviewed footage from our platform cameras and spoken to those involved, we understand this incident was an accident but it does underline the need for all customers to remain behind the yellow line when waiting for trains or walking along the platform. I would like to thank the BTP and station staff for their support.” “Having reviewed footage from our platform cameras and spoken to those involved, we understand this incident was an accident but it does underline the need for all customers to remain behind the yellow line when waiting for trains or walking along the platform.
“I would like to thank the BTP and station staff for their support.”
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