Man rescued from water after train incident taken to major trauma centre

A man who was rescued from water near an underground station this morning is being treated at a major trauma centre.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) and London Ambulance Service (LAS) crews were called to reports of a person being hit by a train at Canada Water Underground station just after 10am.

But, a LFB spokesman said: “Upon arrival, crews carried out a systematic search of the area alongside the British Transport Police (BTP), and no person was found.”

At the same time, the LFB and LAS were called to reports of a person in the water near the station.

An ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and paramedics from the hazardous area response team (HART) and London’s Air Ambulance were dispatched to the incident.

A man was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to a major trauma centre.

A LFB spokesman said: “The person rescued is believed to have been involved in both incidents.”

The man’s injuries are not thought to be life changing or threatening and the incident is not thought to be suspicious, according to the BTP.

Pictured top: Emergency services were initially called to reports of a man hit by a train at Canada Water Underground station (Picture: diamond geezer/ Flickr)