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Evening Standard
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Stratford station: Person dies after being hit by Central line train in east London

A person has died after being hit by a Central line train at Stratford station.

Police and paramedics rushed to the east London station shortly after midday on Tuesday.

The person was pronounced dead at the scene.

A BTP spokesman said: “Officers were called to Stratford station at 12.12pm this afternoon following a report a person had been struck by a train.

“Paramedics are also in attendance and sadly a person has been pronounced dead at the scene.

“The incident is not currently being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.”

The Central line was partly suspended while emergency services dealt with the incident. Severe delays were reported across the whole line.

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