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A woman has been rushed to hospital after she was dragged under a train at Notting Hill Gate station.

Police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene of the incident shortly after 4pm on Wednesday.

The Central line was suspended between Marble Arch and White City and severe delays have been reported on the entire the line into the evening.

Witness Shabana Khan said passengers were “in tears” after the woman's bag and coat got stuck in the door of the Tube carriage.

She wrote on Twitter: “Horrified right now woman has fallen under our train carriage.

“Heard the thud as the train moved we're all in tears thinking she's died under our feet but she's alive and stuck under the train yelling help. We've been evacuated out of the train.

“They got her bag & coat out from under the door of our carriage, which had got stuck.

“Everyone tried to stay calm not have panic attacks but all of us in tears.”

She added later: “God I'm still in shock & shaken up by this. First that thud under our carriage and all of us feeling sick that something terrible has happened.

“Then the guys in our carriage shouting are you OK?? And hearing her screaming help me! Just want her to be ok.”

Other Twitter users described large numbers of emergency services vehicles descending on the station.

A British Transport Police spokeswoman said earlier: "We were called at 4.05 to someone struck by a train at Notting Hill station.

“Officers are currently there with the London Ambulance Service.

“The station has been closed. We are investigating what happened.”

She added that the woman suffered injuries but her condition is not currently known.

A Transport for London spokesman said: "We are aware of a serious incident involving one of our customers at Notting Hill Gate.

"Safety is our top priority and an urgent investigation is underway into the circumstances."