A woman has died at a Central Line station.
Shortly before 12pm all services east of Bethnal Green station were halted after what TFL describe as a 'customer incident' at the station.
At 1.30pm London Ambulance Service confirmed a woman had died.
A spokesperson said:"We were called at 11.58am to Bethnal Green Station, Cambridge Heath Road to reports of a person hit by a train.
"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and our hazardous area response team.
"Sadly, the patient died at the scene."
Commuters on the platform at the time of the incident took to social media to explain what they saw.
Kayleigh Cogley tweeted: "A woman just threw herself in front of the tube right in front of me at Bethnal Green station.
Severe delays are being experienced and are expected to continue for some time.
"Central line going east bound.
"I seen it with my own eyes. She dropped her bag and jumped."
⛔Bethnal Green Station - Closed due to a person on the track.
— Central line (@centralline) July 14, 2018
Tickets are being accepted on London Buses, DLR, TFL Rail Liverpool Street to Shenfield,/ Paddington to Heathrow, Chiltern Railways Marylebone to West Ruislip, London Overground and Greater Anglia.
Thoughts and prayers that they are and will be safe. Warning to people getting the tube, Central Line is at a standstill as someone is stuck under a train on the East side of the line. Thoughts and prayers that they are and will be safe.
— Aeron James (@AeronJamesUK) July 14, 2018
Services remain delayed but trains have begun moving again.
More to follow.
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