London Underground passenger who fell on tracks was run over by four trains after going unnoticed
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The Rail Accident Investigation Branch spoke about the risk of reduced attention due to the automation of Tube trains. A passenger who fell onto the London Underground tracks and went unnoticed was repeatedly run over by four Tube trains, a report has revealed.
![[The passenger died after being hit by Jubilee line Tube trains at Stratford station]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/04/04/13/PA-65635407.jpg)
The incident occurred on Boxing Day in 2023 at Stratford station, with the passenger fatally injured after they were unable to reach a position of safety. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch said that the incident had unfolded after the individual exited a Jubilee Line train at 1.57pm and sat on a platform bench opposite the point where they left the train.
At around 2.45pm, the passenger stood up "but immediately stumbled forwards and fell from the platform onto the adjacent track", the report said. At the time, no other passengers or staff were present on the platform and no intervention was made to prevent the first train from arriving.
The report found the operator of the first train had failed to see the passenger on the track, which may “possibly” have been because “their level of attention was reduced due to automatic train operation”. “The consequences of the accident were made more severe because the operator of the second inbound train to arrive at the platform also did not see the passenger, while the operator of the third inbound train saw something when they were arriving at the platform, but did not recognise what they saw as being a person,” it added.
