An individual has died following an incident at a London Underground station close to Essex this morning.
Trains have been delayed and cancelled through components of Essex following an incident this morning at Elm Park Underground station.
The zone 6 station sits on the east finish of the District line, between Dagenham East station, and Hornchurch underground.
Police attended the station at round 10am earlier immediately, after receiving calls a few casualty on the tracks.
A British Transport Police spokesperson mentioned: “British Transport Police have been known as to Elm Park Underground station at 9.57am immediately ( March 13) following stories of a casualty on the tracks.
“Paramedics additionally attended, however sadly an individual was pronounced useless on the scene.
“Officers are working to determine the deceased and inform their subsequent of kin.
“The dying will not be being handled as suspicious, and a file will likely be ready for the coroner.”
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Earlier immediately, prepare operator c2c Tweeted that “Due to the emergency companies coping with an incident between Upminster and Barking all strains are blocked. Train companies operating throughout the entire c2c community could also be cancelled, delayed or diverted.”
But at 2.15pm it tweeted an replace saying: “Following the emergency companies coping with an incident between Upminster and Barking all strains are actually open. Train companies operating throughout the entire c2c community could also be cancelled or delayed by as much as 20 minutes.”
Elm Park Underground was opened in 1935, and is discovered within the London Borough of Havering, on the Essex and London border.
It is barely three stops from the place the District Line terminates to the east (Upminster).
