A person sadly died after being hit by a train at Headstone Lane Station yesterday evening (5 January).
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “Officers were called to Headstone Lane station at 5.16pm yesterday (5 January) following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics also attended, and sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The incident is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”
Following the incident, there was a significant police presence reported at the train bridge near Harrow Garden Centre in Headstone Lane.
As the incident unfolded, one member of Harrow Online said: “9 police response cars, 2 vans, 2 fire engines, 2 ambulances and 1 paramedic racing through Headstone Lane towards the station.”
The bakerloo line was partially suspended whilst emergency services attended the scene shortly after 5:15pm yesterday afternoon.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We were called yesterday (5 January) at 5:22pm to reports of an incident on Headstone Lane, Harrow.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an incident response officer, a medic in a fast-response car, an ambulance crew, and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).
“Sadly, a person was beyond any help and was pronounced dead at the scene.”
