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| Kentish Town Tube: Reports of man 'deliberately pushed' under train | Kentish Town Tube: Reports of man 'deliberately pushed' under train |
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| Witnesses have reported seeing a man being 'pushed' onto train tracks at Kentish Town Tube station in London. | Witnesses have reported seeing a man being 'pushed' onto train tracks at Kentish Town Tube station in London. |
| British Transport Police said they were investigating reports that the man - who suffered serious injuries - was deliberately pushed before he was struck by a train. The station has now been evacuated. | British Transport Police said they were investigating reports that the man - who suffered serious injuries - was deliberately pushed before he was struck by a train. The station has now been evacuated. |
| Twitter user Verity Slattery said: "I feel physically sick. Someone has just been pushed under the train at #kentishtown underground station. Please everyone stay safe." | Twitter user Verity Slattery said: "I feel physically sick. Someone has just been pushed under the train at #kentishtown underground station. Please everyone stay safe." |
| Mel Mescalita was on the train when the incident occurred. "Person was pushed under our tube train in Kentish Town," she wrote on the social media site; as was Jade Bowyer, who described the driver as sounding "panicked". | Mel Mescalita was on the train when the incident occurred. "Person was pushed under our tube train in Kentish Town," she wrote on the social media site; as was Jade Bowyer, who described the driver as sounding "panicked". |
| While Twitter user Roberto said: "Don't stand close to the edge on the underground - just witnessed a guy get pushed in front of a train at Kentish Town! Hope he makes it." | While Twitter user Roberto said: "Don't stand close to the edge on the underground - just witnessed a guy get pushed in front of a train at Kentish Town! Hope he makes it." |
| A BTP spokesman told The Independent: "Reports that the man may have been pushed are one of the lines of inquiry we are currently pursuing." | A BTP spokesman told The Independent: "Reports that the man may have been pushed are one of the lines of inquiry we are currently pursuing." |
| A statement on the BTP website read: "We are currently investigating an incident at Kentish Town London Underground in which a man has been struck by a train. | A statement on the BTP website read: "We are currently investigating an incident at Kentish Town London Underground in which a man has been struck by a train. |
| "The incident happened at about 11.45am today (Wednesday 2 December) and the man has suffered serious injuries and is currently being treated by paramedics from London Ambulance Service. | "The incident happened at about 11.45am today (Wednesday 2 December) and the man has suffered serious injuries and is currently being treated by paramedics from London Ambulance Service. |
| "We have received reports from witnesses that the man may have been pushed and this is one current line of enquiry. | "We have received reports from witnesses that the man may have been pushed and this is one current line of enquiry. |
| "We are currently treating the incident as suspicious and are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward." | "We are currently treating the incident as suspicious and are appealing for any witnesses to the incident to come forward." |
| There were reports of disruption in and around the busy London Underground station. | There were reports of disruption in and around the busy London Underground station. |
| One Twitter user said there were five police vans, fire engines and ambulances outside Kentish Town station - and the Northern Line Tube is reportedly closed. | One Twitter user said there were five police vans, fire engines and ambulances outside Kentish Town station - and the Northern Line Tube is reportedly closed. |
| Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016. | Anyone with information is asked to call police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016. |
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