A DRUNKEN man at a bus stop wearing “ill-fitting tracksuit bottoms” sparked fears of a flasher on the loose last night.

Police were called to Wanstead Tube Station around midnight yesterday (October 20) to reports of a man exposing himself.

When they arrived they found the man “extremely drunk” at the bus stop in Harrier Avenue.

East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

The bus stop outside Wanstead Tube Station where the baggy trousered-man was sat.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The man was extremely drunk and wearing loose-fitting tracksuit bottoms.

“We were called because the informant feared what might happen next.

“When officers got there he wasn’t exposing himself, but was told to go home.”

He added that no crimes were committed or arrests made.

People in Wanstead took to social media to express their disgust saying “Yuck, glad it was reported”, and “Oh lord that’s awful”.