Police are investigating a death on the tracks near an east London train station after a body was found early on Monday morning.
British Transport Police (BTP) were called to Upney station in Barking and Dagenham at 3.15am after a report of a casualty on the tracks.
A spokesman for the BTP told the Standard: “Paramedics attended but sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Efforts to identify the person are ongoing, alongside enquiries to establish the circumstances that led to them being on the tracks.”
Commuter Joe Collins, 30, told the Standard: "I was on a westbound District Line train at around 8:40 this morning on my way to work. We were told at Becontree that the train would not be stopping at Upney because of an incident.
"When we passed through Upney, near the western end of the platform, I saw what appeared to be a body bag being wheeled towards the exit. Apart from that and a couple of police officers, the platform was empty when I passed through."
The incident caused severe delays on the Underground’s Hammersmith & City Line and the District Line during Monday morning’s commute.
Transport for London (TfL) was unable to comment on the disruption, simply alerting tube travellers that it was due to “an earlier police investigation.”
