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| Stockwell station incident: Man 'hit in head by Tube train' during rush hour on London Underground | Stockwell station incident: Man 'hit in head by Tube train' during rush hour on London Underground |
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| A man is in a critical condition after being hit in the head by a Northern line tube train at Stockwell London Underground station this morning. | A man is in a critical condition after being hit in the head by a Northern line tube train at Stockwell London Underground station this morning. |
| Passengers reported hearing screaming coming from the platform and seeing "blood everywhere" before they were evacuated at around 9am. | Passengers reported hearing screaming coming from the platform and seeing "blood everywhere" before they were evacuated at around 9am. |
| Witness accounts suggested that the horrific injury was an accident, with the man possibly reaching down for something on the tracks. | Witness accounts suggested that the horrific injury was an accident, with the man possibly reaching down for something on the tracks. |
| “Apparently the guy was hit by a tube at Stockwell when he leant over to get his bag,” Emily Shackleton, a student, wrote on Twitter. | “Apparently the guy was hit by a tube at Stockwell when he leant over to get his bag,” Emily Shackleton, a student, wrote on Twitter. |
| Incident at Stockwell station. Commuters being ushered out pic.twitter.com/hXkX4jFduX | Incident at Stockwell station. Commuters being ushered out pic.twitter.com/hXkX4jFduX |
| Ryan Kelly, who wrote that he could not “unsee what I saw” at the station, said the commuter may have been “accidentally pushed” during the morning rush hour. A man on the train who hit him described hearing a loud thud and said the man's head was "pretty much sliced off by the Tube". | |
| Passengers were trapped on the train for almost 15 minutes before it could pull fully into the platform and they could disembark. | Passengers were trapped on the train for almost 15 minutes before it could pull fully into the platform and they could disembark. |
| Another commuter said she was in "absolute shock" after seeing the man being struck and passengers described paramedics working on the platform to save him. | Another commuter said she was in "absolute shock" after seeing the man being struck and passengers described paramedics working on the platform to save him. |
| Just passed Stockwell on the tube (station closed) and saw paramedics working on the injured passenger. Such a horrible thing, poor guy. | Just passed Stockwell on the tube (station closed) and saw paramedics working on the injured passenger. Such a horrible thing, poor guy. |
| A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said it was called at 8.53am and sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic on a motorcycle, duty station officer and London's air ambulance. | A spokesperson for the London Ambulance Service said it was called at 8.53am and sent an ambulance crew, a paramedic on a motorcycle, duty station officer and London's air ambulance. |
| “We treated a man reported to be in his 20s for head injuries and he was taken as a priority to King's College Hospital,” she added. | “We treated a man reported to be in his 20s for head injuries and he was taken as a priority to King's College Hospital,” she added. |
| Several police cars and ambulances were photographed outside the station as the air ambulance landed in a nearby estate. | Several police cars and ambulances were photographed outside the station as the air ambulance landed in a nearby estate. |
| hems land on our estate to help man hit by train at stockwell. praying he'll be okay. pic.twitter.com/0Kf3yHcz77 | hems land on our estate to help man hit by train at stockwell. praying he'll be okay. pic.twitter.com/0Kf3yHcz77 |
| A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “We were called to Stockwell London Underground station at 8.52am on Friday, 10 April, to reports of a person being struck by a train. | A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “We were called to Stockwell London Underground station at 8.52am on Friday, 10 April, to reports of a person being struck by a train. |
| “Colleagues from Metropolitan Police Service and London Ambulance Service also attended, and a man, believed to be in his twenties, was taken to hospital for treatment. | “Colleagues from Metropolitan Police Service and London Ambulance Service also attended, and a man, believed to be in his twenties, was taken to hospital for treatment. |
| “The incident is not being treated as suspicious at this time.” | “The incident is not being treated as suspicious at this time.” |
| North bound northern line train I was on just hit man at stockwell. Staff amazing. Serious head injury and unconscious. Hoping he will b ok. | North bound northern line train I was on just hit man at stockwell. Staff amazing. Serious head injury and unconscious. Hoping he will b ok. |
| Stockwell station was closed to northbound Northern and Victoria line services after the incident but has now fully reopened. | Stockwell station was closed to northbound Northern and Victoria line services after the incident but has now fully reopened. |
| The incident has already sparked renewed calls for safety barriers on platforms, with one person writing on Twitter: "The incident at Stockwell station is horrific. So sad. @TfL how many more people have to die before you put barriers by the track!" | The incident has already sparked renewed calls for safety barriers on platforms, with one person writing on Twitter: "The incident at Stockwell station is horrific. So sad. @TfL how many more people have to die before you put barriers by the track!" |
| It comes after a man was killed trying to pull his brother off the tracks Old Street station and a 28-year-old woman was dragged under a train at Clapham South station. | It comes after a man was killed trying to pull his brother off the tracks Old Street station and a 28-year-old woman was dragged under a train at Clapham South station. |