Person dies on tracks at east London Tube station
Person dies on tracks at Wanstead Tube station

Emergency services were called to Wanstead station at around 11.45am on Tuesday following reports of a casualty on the track.

Emergency response

Several emergency response vehicles were on site, including ambulances, four police cars, two fire engines and an air ambulance.

Police statement

British Transport Police have confirmed that a person was pronounced dead at the scene, and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.

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Wanstead station was closed while emergency services dealt with the incident, resulting in no service between Leytonstone and Newbury Park eastbound on the Central line.

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