10:52am Tuesday 30th December 2008
By Alita Howe
A 48-year-old woman died after being struck by a train at New Malden station yesterday lunchtime.
Witnesses said the woman jumped from the London bound platform in front of the 12.03pm Woking to Waterloo train as it passed through New Malden station at 12.30pm.
The train was not scheduled to stop at New Malden and was travelling through the station at 60mph.
The fatality caused severe disruption to South West Trains routes and engineering work between Barnes and Clapham Junction meant trains were unable to be diverted around the incident.
A British Transport Police (BTP) spokeswoman said: "The incident was reported at 12.34pm and was attended by BTP and London Ambulance Service. The incident is being treated as non-suspicious.
"The railway was handed back to Network Rail at 1.22pm."
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