A 44-year-old engineer has died while working on a moving walkway at London's Waterloo station. Paramedics were unable to save the man, who has not yet been publicly identified, and he was pronounced dead shortly after 02:20 BST.
British Transport Police are investigating the death, which is being treated as unexplained. The man, from Cambridgeshire, was a contractor working on the travelator at the time of the incident.
Vernon Everitt, London Underground's managing director, expressed the rail network's 'deepest condolences' to the man's family. 'We are also very conscious of the impact this sort of incident has on first responders and station staff, and a full support network has been stood up,' he added.
Passengers were advised they would be unable to change lines due to a fault with one of the station's two travelators. A one-way system was implemented during rush hour on Wednesday morning.
Detective Inspector Darren Gough said: 'This is a truly tragic incident and our deepest condolences are with the man's family. They are currently being supported by specially-trained family liaison officers as they come to terms with this devastating news.'
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called for an urgent inquiry, tweeting: 'Very sad to hear of the tragic death of a contractor at Waterloo Station this morning. I know I speak for everyone at City Hall and TfL in sending our deepest condolences to their family & friends.'
