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| Pair killed by Underground train | Pair killed by Underground train |
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| Two suspected vandals have been killed by a London Underground (LU) train in Barking, east London. | |
| British Transport Police (BTP) said the pair, aged 19 and 21, were hit by a District Line train at Barking depot at 2306 GMT on Friday. | British Transport Police (BTP) said the pair, aged 19 and 21, were hit by a District Line train at Barking depot at 2306 GMT on Friday. |
| Police said a group of men were seen spraying graffiti nearby moments before the crash, but stressed they were not being chased by security guards. | Police said a group of men were seen spraying graffiti nearby moments before the crash, but stressed they were not being chased by security guards. |
| A 23-year-old man was arrested near the scene on suspicion of criminal damage. | A 23-year-old man was arrested near the scene on suspicion of criminal damage. |
| A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said the pair were pronounced dead at the scene. | A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said the pair were pronounced dead at the scene. |
| 'Dangerous pastime' | 'Dangerous pastime' |
| Ch Supt Paul Crowther said that although a security guard spotted a group spraying graffiti, which may have spurred them to flee, they were "not being chased". | Ch Supt Paul Crowther said that although a security guard spotted a group spraying graffiti, which may have spurred them to flee, they were "not being chased". |
| He said: "It appears that they ran into the path of the train having emerged from a nearby depot. The train driver did try to stop but was unable to do so." | He said: "It appears that they ran into the path of the train having emerged from a nearby depot. The train driver did try to stop but was unable to do so." |
| Describing the incident as "tragic" he said it showed that spraying graffiti was a "dangerous pastime". | Describing the incident as "tragic" he said it showed that spraying graffiti was a "dangerous pastime". |
| A man who lives in a block of flats opposite the tracks where the incident happened said he saw the bodies from his kitchen window. | A man who lives in a block of flats opposite the tracks where the incident happened said he saw the bodies from his kitchen window. |
| John Leitch said: "I came out to my kitchen window and saw that there was a train there where normally there isn't one. | John Leitch said: "I came out to my kitchen window and saw that there was a train there where normally there isn't one. |
| "The train moved off and I could see that there were two bodies on the track. They looked like young men." | "The train moved off and I could see that there were two bodies on the track. They looked like young men." |
| Increased security | Increased security |
| He added that emergency services had to wait until the power on the lines was turned off to reach the bodies. | He added that emergency services had to wait until the power on the lines was turned off to reach the bodies. |
| They were moved from the tracks early on Saturday morning. | They were moved from the tracks early on Saturday morning. |
| A two-metre fence with barbed wire on it surrounds the Barking station, but Ch Supt Paul Crowther said he was not sure how the group entered the depot despite this. | A two-metre fence with barbed wire on it surrounds the Barking station, but Ch Supt Paul Crowther said he was not sure how the group entered the depot despite this. |
| He added that increased security across stations in London ensured fewer incidents of vandalism. | He added that increased security across stations in London ensured fewer incidents of vandalism. |
| London Underground said services between East Ham and Dagenham on the District Line were suspended on Friday night following the incident but they were resumed at 0800 GMT on Saturday. | London Underground said services between East Ham and Dagenham on the District Line were suspended on Friday night following the incident but they were resumed at 0800 GMT on Saturday. |