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A woman has died after being hit by a train at a busy east London Tube station.

Police and paramedics were called to Bethnal Green station just before midday on Saturday.

The woman, whose age has not been confirmed, died at the scene.

Images posted on social media show a huge emergency service presence outside the station including police vehicles and fire engines.

The station was evacuated and Central line suspended while emergency crews dealt with the incident. Severe delays were reported on the Central line into the afternoon.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 11.58am to Bethnal Green Station, Cambridge Heath Road to reports of a person hit by a train.

"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and our hazardous area response team.

"Sadly, the patient died at the scene."