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| Two killed by train at Ealing Broadway | Two killed by train at Ealing Broadway |
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| Two people, one believed to be a child, died when they were struck by a train in west London. | Two people, one believed to be a child, died when they were struck by a train in west London. |
| The pair were said to have fallen on to tracks at Ealing Broadway at 18:10 BST on Tuesday. | |
| Police said they were treating the deaths as "unexplained" and had yet to identify the victims. | |
| Heathrow Express services were suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 minutes to and from Paddington. | Heathrow Express services were suspended, while First Great Western said there were delays of up to 90 minutes to and from Paddington. |
| British Transport Police said: "We were called at 6.10pm to Ealing Broadway station following reports that someone had been hit by a train. | British Transport Police said: "We were called at 6.10pm to Ealing Broadway station following reports that someone had been hit by a train. |
| "We attended along with the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade and discovered two people had been struck and killed by the train. | "We attended along with the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade and discovered two people had been struck and killed by the train. |
| "We're still working to determine the identities of the deceased or how they came to actually be on the tracks." | "We're still working to determine the identities of the deceased or how they came to actually be on the tracks." |
| 'Horrific scene' | |
| Last night, commuters took to Twitter to express their concern. | |
| Girl_about_town tweeted: "Just changed at Ealing Broadway. Rammed with firemen and policemen. Sadly two deaths, apparently." | |
| Thomas Clements wrote: "Forensics still on the track at Ealing Broadway. Just witnessed an utterly horrific scene. Feel for the people who have to deal with it now." | |
| Tom Kimber tweeted: "So the train I'm on has hit two people at Ealing Broadway. A sad business." |