Canary Wharf tube station alert as passengers seen fleeing after person ‘falls from height’
CANARY Wharf tube station was put on alert – with dozens of passengers seen fleeing after a person “fell from a height”.
A huge emergency response was at the scene in South East London this afternoon.
At least eight ambulances and police cars were spotted and a person was taken away on a stretcher.
An ambulance spokesperson confirmed there were reports of a person having “fallen from a height”.
An X user posted: “Having a police officer scream ‘get out as quick as you can, move’ on the platforms of Canary Wharf is a scary experience.”
A Transport for London alert said: “Part Closed – Jubilee line. Trains are not stopping on the westbound Jubilee line while we deal with a customer incident.”
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.50pm today (6 August) to reports of a person fallen from height at Canary Wharf Underground Station, Bank Street, E14.
“We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).
“We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre.”
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called to Canary Wharf underground station at 1.07pm to reports of a medical incident.
“Paramedics also attended and a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.”
London Fire Brigade was not in attendance.
The Sun has approached TfL and Met Police for further information.
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