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British Transport Police have this afternoon (Monday, November 13) confirmed the death of a person at Leytonstone tube station.

Reports arrived shortly after 4pm on Monday (November 13) afternoon with the understanding that a person was on the tracks at the East London tube station.

Around 4.15pm, one commuter, who was on a train approaching the station at the time, confirmed that a staff member at the station had confirmed that somebody was underneath the train.

He said: "I was on a westbound train from Woodford and all of a sudden, the train started slowing down as it entered the station.

"The train I was on was cancelled, so we went to the train on the same platform which was then subsequently cancelled too.

"The station has now been evacuated.

"We haven't been told anything official but a staff member told me that there was somebody under the train."

A British Transport Police statement reads: "A person has sadly died after they were struck by a train at Leytonstone Underground station this afternoon.

"Officers were called at 3.50pm and attended alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.

"Paramedics and officers remain on scene and are working to identify the person and inform their family.

"The persons death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

Delays will be expected on Transport for London tube services in the area throughout the early part of the evening.

No service is being run on the Central Line between London Liverpool Street and Woodford, and between Liverpool Street and Newbury Park.

There are also severe delays on the rest of the line.

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