A Gatwick Express passenger died of a head injury after a collision at Wandsworth Common station this afternoon.
A man died on the scene at Wandsworth Common train station at around 5:30pm on Sunday, August 7.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.34pm to reports of an incident at Wandsworth Common railway station.
“We sent an ambulance crew, a single responder and a car and an incident response officer to the scene alongside an air ambulance.
“We treated a person at the scene for a head injury but sadly they were pronounced dead by the doctor from the air ambulance.”
HORRIFIC: The man died on the scene
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers from the BTP attended an incident, which was reported to BTP at 1732 hours, and it is not being treated as suspicious.
“Medics from the local Ambulance service also attended but the man was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
We have responded to an incident at #WandsworthCommon today. Sadly a person was pronounced dead at the scene by the doctor from @LDNairamb
— London Ambulance Service (@Ldn_Ambulance) August 7, 2016
A Gatwick Express spokesperson said: “We can confirm reports of an incident on board a Gatwick Express train travelling to Victoria from Gatwick during which a man sustained serious head injuries.
⚠️ #WandsworthCommon – services between Victoria and Balham are subject to delay & alteration. https://t.co/KEXFH0XRjz
— Southern (@SouthernRailUK) August 7, 2016
Images courtesy of @Lucie_Walker via Twitter with thanks
