Horrific.
Two people have been found dead on London railway tracks this morning.
The bodies were discovered between Hackney Wick and Stratford in the early hours of the morning.
Police were contacted around 1am, due to reports of a person on the tracks.
They sadly died at the scene having suffered fatal injuries from electrocution.
A second person was found dead on the same line at around 2.30am.
A spokeswoman for British Transit Police said:
“Sadly, the person was also declared dead at the scene after sustaining serious injuries consistent with electrocution.”
Tim Tubbs from the BTP also said:
“An investigation is now underway to discover what happened and how these two people came to lose their lives on the railway.”
“At this time we are treating their deaths as unexplained as we make a number of urgent enquiries.”
“I would ask anyone who was near Stratford or Hackney Wick last night, and saw something which they think might be relevant, to contact us as soon as possible.”
London overground services between Stratford and Dalston Kingsland have been stopped.
