30/03/2015

Man Dies While Trying To Save Another Man From Tube Tracks

A man hit by a tube train while trying to rescue another man who had fallen onto the tracks, has died.

Police reported that a 35-year-old, from London, was hit by a Tube train at Old Street Station at about 12:22 on Sunday. He died later in hospital.

It is understood he had been attempting to rescue another 32-year-old man who fell onto tracks.

The second man remains in a critical condition in hospital.

(MH/CD)

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