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| Woman and child killed by train in west London | |
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| A woman and a child have died after being hit by a train at a west London train station. | |
| London Fire Brigade reported that the pair fell on to the tracks at Ealing Broadway just after 6pm yesterday evening. | London Fire Brigade reported that the pair fell on to the tracks at Ealing Broadway just after 6pm yesterday evening. |
| British Transport Police are currently treating the deaths as “unexplained” and said it is still too early to confirm the identities of the victims. | British Transport Police are currently treating the deaths as “unexplained” and said it is still too early to confirm the identities of the victims. |
| A BTP spokesman said: “We were called at 6.10pm to Ealing Broadway station following reports that someone had been hit by a train. We attended along with the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade and discovered two people had been struck and killed by the train.” | A BTP spokesman said: “We were called at 6.10pm to Ealing Broadway station following reports that someone had been hit by a train. We attended along with the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade and discovered two people had been struck and killed by the train.” |
| “We're still working to determine the identities of the deceased or how they came to actually be on the tracks. At present we're treating the incident as unexplained." | |
| London Ambulance Service said staff, including its hazardous area response team, were sent to the station but that two people had been pronounced dead at the scene. | London Ambulance Service said staff, including its hazardous area response team, were sent to the station but that two people had been pronounced dead at the scene. |
| Laura Roozendaal witnessed two ambulance service vans, two fire trucks and five police cars outside the station that evening. | Laura Roozendaal witnessed two ambulance service vans, two fire trucks and five police cars outside the station that evening. |
| Two ambulance service vans joining the two fire trucks and five or so police cars at #Ealing Broadway Station | Two ambulance service vans joining the two fire trucks and five or so police cars at #Ealing Broadway Station |
| Ayesha S Raza reported that response teams remained on the track with torches late into the night. | Ayesha S Raza reported that response teams remained on the track with torches late into the night. |
| Response teams still on the tracks with torches tonight at #EalingBroadway | Response teams still on the tracks with torches tonight at #EalingBroadway |
| The tragic incident caused delays during the busy evening commute. Heathrow Express said all services between Paddington station and Heathrow airport had been suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 mins to and from Paddington. | The tragic incident caused delays during the busy evening commute. Heathrow Express said all services between Paddington station and Heathrow airport had been suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 mins to and from Paddington. |
| South West Trains said that they were accepting First Great Western tickets on “reasionable routes” in order to get passengers home. | South West Trains said that they were accepting First Great Western tickets on “reasionable routes” in order to get passengers home. |
| Ellie Jones reported that there had been a huge response from London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and the Metropolitan Police. Staff at the station were also praised for their response. | Ellie Jones reported that there had been a huge response from London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and the Metropolitan Police. Staff at the station were also praised for their response. |
| Fatality at #ealingbroadway no @FGW services. LAS, LFB & Met huge response ... pic.twitter.com/MbpQa04Pbl | Fatality at #ealingbroadway no @FGW services. LAS, LFB & Met huge response ... pic.twitter.com/MbpQa04Pbl |
| Thoughts with those dealing with the double fatality at #EalingBroadway tonight including train crew, station staff & emergency responders. | Thoughts with those dealing with the double fatality at #EalingBroadway tonight including train crew, station staff & emergency responders. |
| Out to the staff @VodafoneUK paddington station who were great charging everyone's phones whilst stranded due to #EalingBroadway incident | Out to the staff @VodafoneUK paddington station who were great charging everyone's phones whilst stranded due to #EalingBroadway incident |
| People still working on the tracks at #ealingbroadway following earlier fatalities. Getting very dark now too. Unsung heroes. | People still working on the tracks at #ealingbroadway following earlier fatalities. Getting very dark now too. Unsung heroes. |
| As a former Railway Chaplain, thoughts for all concerned #EalingBroadway pic.twitter.com/SIqbmk22YF | As a former Railway Chaplain, thoughts for all concerned #EalingBroadway pic.twitter.com/SIqbmk22YF |
| The #ealingbroadway tragedy has shown the railways' social media teams at their best. | The #ealingbroadway tragedy has shown the railways' social media teams at their best. |
| Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. | Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. |