A person has sadly died after being injured by a train near Harrow and Wealdstone station.
The tragic incident happened yesterday evening with London Ambulance Service being called to Wealdstone at 10:12pm.
A second person has also been injured in the incident and has been taken to hospital.
❗️All lines are still blocked due to an incident at #HarrowandWealdstone
Emergency services are on site so we can’t reopen until everyone is safely off the railway 🚨
We’re sorry to those of you caught up in the disruption. We’re doing our best to get you moving 🧡#Euston https://t.co/lauOLxdt87
— London Euston (@NetworkRailEUS) December 3, 2021
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 10:12pm yesterday evening (2 December) to reports of a person injured by a train near Harrow and Wealdstone Station, Harrow.
“We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic, and a medic in car. We also dispatched our hazardous area response team and London’s Air Ambulance.
Serious incident at #Harrow & #Wealdstone station in the night. Further details on https://t.co/rsayHHGVsC shortly. pic.twitter.com/VKVJ8EdCak
— Harrow Online (@harrowonline) December 3, 2021
“Sadly, despite best efforts, a person died at the scene. We treated a second person and took them to hospital.”
British Transport Police told Harrow Online: “Officers were called to Harrow & Wealdstone station at 10.17pm yesterday (2 December) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended and sadly a man was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”