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A person has died after being hit by a tube train at Bethnal Green station.

Police were called to the scene where the victim was pronounced dead shortly after 1pm.

London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade and the British Transport Police were all in attendance at Bethnal Green on the Central line.

The station was put on a full lockdown but reopened at 2pm.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We have been called to Bethnal Green station after reports that a train has struck a person. Police were alerted just after 1pm.

"Officers have attended alongside the London Ambulance Service but a person has sadly been pronounced dead at the scene.

"We are now working to identify the person and inform their family.

"We are not treating this incident as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner."

The Central line was temporarily suspended between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone but is now back up and running with severe delays.

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson told the Standard: "We were called at 1.06pm to Bethnal Green station after reports of a person under the train.

"We sent two fire engines and a fire rescue unit."