Police examining CCTV want to find a woman seen making her way down the railway tracks before officers made it to the scene
A man has been rushed to hospital after being pushed onto the tracks at a railway station in South London. Police are trying to locate a woman who they believe pushed him before escaping down the railway tracks ahead of officers arriving.
The “concerning” incident, which took place at around 10.30am today (Tuesday, September 30) at Worcester Park railway station, left the man with an injured shoulder. An investigation has been launched by the British Transport Police (BTP), with officers encouraging anyone with information on what happened at the station served by South Western Railway trains to come forward.
Detective Inspector Baba Adeyeye said: “This is a really concerning incident and it is a relief that the victim wasn’t more seriously injured. I’d like to reassure the public that we are working at pace to locate the woman involved and establish the full circumstances of what happened.
“As well as anyone who witnessed the incident, we’d like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the woman’s behaviour at the station in the lead up to it, or seen her in the time after. She is described as white, with blonde hair, in her thirties and was wearing a grey coat and distinctive black bobble hat at the time.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident and hasn’t already spoken to police, or has information that could help, is asked to text BTP on 61016 using the reference 189 of 30 September.
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