Burnt Oak Northern line: Man in hospital after hit by train

Police were called to Burnt Oak station <i>(Image: Street View)</i>
Police were called to Burnt Oak station (Image: Street View)
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A man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a train at Burnt Oak station. 

A casualty on the tracks was reported on the Northern line between Golders Green and Edgware just after 3.20pm yesterday (February 2). 

Emergency services rushed to the scene and a man was taken to hospital after being treated at the scene.

His injuries are not believed to be life changing or life threatening and the incident itself is not thought to be suspicious.

A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to Burnt Oak Underground Station at 3:21pm yesterday (February 2) to reports of a casualty on the tracks.

“Paramedics and fire service also attended and a person was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life changing or life threatening.

“The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We sent an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, an incident response officer and members of our Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

“We treated a patient at the scene and took him by road to a major trauma centre.”

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