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A naked man jumped onto the tracks at one of London's busiest Tube stations this morning, causing chaos for tens of thousands of commuters.

Earl's Court station in west London was evacuated and shut, and London Underground service was severely disrupted as British Transport Police dealt with the incident.

A photo allegedly taken during the incident shows a naked man on his back as he lay on the tracks.

The naked man was seen outside the station before he ran through the ticket gates and down onto one of the District line platforms, it is claimed.

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He then jumped onto the tracks and stayed there until police arrived, it is claimed.

Staff turned off the power supply to the electrified rail.

An angry passenger wrote on Twitter: "Earls Court station was evacuated this morning - what a bad judgement call.

"This guy was unarmed 15 male staff at this point standing over him and could have easily pulled him of the track and let us continue our day!"

Another Twitter user added: "Ok apparently there's a naked man running through the tube's tunnels and no one has managed to catch him."

(Image: @coffeeandchats/Twitter) (Image: Twitter/@BarryBrennan90)

Passengers told how they saw the man outside the station before the incident.

One Twitter user wrote: "Other than a pair of earphones, there was a completely naked man rolling around the street outside the Warwick Road entrance to #earlscourt station about 20 mins ago. Did anyone else see this?!"

Photos taken inside the station show crowded platforms as hundreds of commuters were caught in a queue while the station was evacuated.

An air ambulance landed near the station, which was packed with commuters as the incident unfolded.

A British Transport Police spokesman said police were called to Earl's Court station at 8.50am to reports of concerns for the welfare of a person on the tracks.

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Officers attended along with paramedics from London Ambulance Service.

The person was "taken to a place of safety", the BTP spokesman added.

Commuters in the capital faced severe delays due to a number of incidents this morning.

A person died after being hit by a train at Chiswick Park station, also on the District line, in west London just before 9am.

There was no service between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway.

Westbound Piccadilly line trains were not running between Hammersmith and Acton Town.

Passengers also faced delays on the Jubilee and Central lines, and the London Overground.