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Masonry falls in Tube station tunnel at Mile End | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Masonry fell into a tunnel at an east London Tube station earlier, London Underground (LU) has confirmed. | |
The masonry fell on the track at Mile End Station narrowly missing a train, sources at the RMT union told the BBC. | |
The driver stopped the train before being hit and no-one was injured, the sources said. | |
But a LU spokesman said: "The train was static at a platform when the debris came down and fell into the pit, not on the track." | |
There were delays on the Central Line on Saturday morning following the incident. | There were delays on the Central Line on Saturday morning following the incident. |
Phil Hufton, London Underground's Chief Operating Officer, said: "At no time was there any danger to passengers." | |
"As a precaution, the Central line was suspended for a short period of time earlier today so the tunnel wall could be assessed by a civil engineer after a small amount of masonry was found beneath the track at Mile End. | |
"It was found to be safe to resume services and the damage will be repaired overnight during engineering hours." | "It was found to be safe to resume services and the damage will be repaired overnight during engineering hours." |
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