A man is fighting for his life after reports of a casualty on the tracks in a busy underground station.
British Transport Police (BTP) officers were called to Bow Road underground station at around 10.20am today (December 21) after reports of a casualty on the tracks.
A man was found and is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was called at 10.19am today and sent ambulance crews, a hazardous area response team, an incident response officer and London's Air Ambulance.
“We treated a man at the scene before taking him to a London major trauma centre," a LAS spokesperson said.
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The incident is not being treated as suspicious, BTP added.
A video was shared on social media site X describing "chaos" at Bow Road station.
Actual chaos outside of Bow Road station right now. 3 fire engines, 10 ambulances, 2 emergency response vans and 5 police vans/cars. pic.twitter.com/LsVFMCUwuB
— Joshua Atkins (@joshuaatkinss) December 21, 2023
The poster claimed there were three fire engines, ten ambulances, two emergency response vans and five police vehicles.
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