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Woman killed by train at Kenton station

10:17am Friday 12th March 2010 in


A WOMAN died after she was hit by a train in Kenton today.

She was hit by a southbound Bakerloo Line train at Kenton station this morning and police confirm they are not treating her death as suspicious.

London Midland, London Overground and Bakerloo Line trains were suspended as emergency services raced to the scene.

Paramedics and firefighters were at the scene alongside officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) and the line was re-opened at 9.55am.

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Melaragni says...
12:33pm Fri 12 Mar 10

I drove past the Kenton tube station at about 10am this morning on the way to Sainsbury's. There must have been at least six ambulances, two or three fire engines, half a dozen police cars, and when I got to Sainsbury's there was a rescue helicopter landed in the car park.

As tragic as the loss of the poor woman's life is, especially to her relatives, was this not an over-reaction by the emergency services?

I thought that there had been a train crash, or a terrorist attack in the tube, with many, many casualties.

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Joliet68 says...
1:01pm Fri 12 Mar 10

It's not just the woman under the train that they have to cater for. The abrupt stop of the train could cause injury to the passengers. If six people were stood up and not holding on tightly they could be flung across the carriage needing six ambulances. Police cars carry 2 coppers each so that's 12 policemen to survey the area, deal with a tube train full of people, deal with passengers trying to get to the station and maybe direct traffic. The only overkill is possibly the fire engines. But, if there are problems at Sudbury Hill, 2 appliances usually turn up initially and if they don't need both one will leave. It's called planning for all eventualities.

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Melaragni says...
1:35pm Fri 12 Mar 10

Joliet68
Thanks for explanation

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TheWiseOne says...
1:57pm Fri 12 Mar 10

I would add that the fire engines reaction is not overkill for the reasons Joilet68 kindly noted.

The fire crew teams are usually the only ones with equipment that enables trains to be lifted or cut and assess whether one or maybe two teams should be used. Two are usually used for heavier trains, such as the met line or overground trains.

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