A man has been hit by a train after reportedly falling from the roof of a Tube carriage.

Witnesses said the 38-year-old man jumped onto the roof of a train between Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park stations, ran along it, then fell.

British Transport Police said the man “fell on the tracks” and was treated at Ravenscourt Park station in west London before being taken to hospital.

His injuries are not thought to be serious.

Officers will work to establish how the man came to be on the tracks. British Transport Police spokeswoman

A Transport for London spokesman confirmed that a man was struck between Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park stations and managed to free himself after he was hit by a train.

There were severe delays on the District line after Friday's incident, which happened just before 6pm.