Overview
- Officers were called at around 8:15 a.m. on December 16 to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Kingston railway station.
- A person was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries and remains in critical condition, according to police.
- All South Western lines between Teddington and New Malden were closed during the response, with National Rail warning disruption could extend beyond 11:30 a.m.
- Kingston station was cordoned off as police, paramedics and firefighters attended, with photos showing more than a dozen emergency vehicles at the scene.
- Local reporting noted large crowds outside the station, and signposted support resources including the Samaritans.