A man has died afer being hit by a train at St Margarets station.

British Transport Police (BTP) was called to St Margarets station in Twickenham at 10.15am on Tuesday, May 24.

The man was found under the train, which was not due to stop between Twickenham and Richmond, according to London Ambulance Service (LAS).

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Train services between Whitton and Barnes were halted, but lines have been re-opened now.

Full service recovery is expected by about 4pm, according to a spokesman from Network Rail.

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A BTP spokesman said: “Colleagues from Metropolitan Police Service and London Ambulance Service also attended, and a person was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The person’s death is not being treated as suspicious and officers are now working to identify them and inform their family.

“A file will be prepared for the coroner.”

David Sobo, 42, was travelling on the train when it hit the man, and said passengers could 'hear and feel we'd hit something or someone'.

Mr Sobo, who was on his way into central London, said: "We weren't supposed to be stopping in St Margarets.

"But then as we approached I heard the train's horn - it was very loud - and then the train performed an emergency stop.

"I was in the second-to-front carriage, so I didn't see anything, but I heard a loud noise and it felt as if we went over something.

"When we came to a stop the carriage I was in had gone past the platform, which tells you how hard it is to stop a train."

Mr Sobo said an announcement was made immediately and within ten minutes he and other passengers were led to the back of the train and onto the platform.

He also praised employees aboard the train, who he described as 'very professional' during a distressing time.

An LAS spokesman said: "We sent an ambulance crew, an incident response officer, and our hazardous area response team. Our ambulance crew arrived within six minutes.

“Sadly, the man died at the scene”.

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