Person caught in train doors pulled along platform

An probe has been launched aft a passenger's manus became trapped successful the closing doors of an Elizabeth enactment bid arsenic it was leaving London's Ealing Broadway station.

The incident, which happened soon aft midnight connected 24 November, saw the rider having to tally alongside the bid earlier they were freed by a subordinate of unit who was moving connected the platform.

The operator was alerted to what was happening by different obstruction users, and the bid stopped aft moving astir 17m (56 ft). The rider reportedly suffered insignificant injuries.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it would look into what happened. Transport for London has been approached for comment.

Among the issues the RAIB said it would see are the actions of those progressive and the arrangements successful spot to negociate and power the risks associated with passengers getting connected and disconnected Elizabeth enactment trains.

In June 2023 the RAIB investigated aft 2 radical were dragged on London Underground platforms by trains erstwhile their coats got stuck successful the bid doors.

The incidents happened astatine Archway and Chalk Farm stations connected the Northern line.

The rider astatine Archway was earnestly injured aft being dragged on the level for astir 2m (6.5ft) erstwhile their overgarment became trapped successful the doors of a northbound Northern enactment train.

In its study into the incidents the RAIB recommended that London Underground should look astatine reducing the hazard of a rider becoming trapped and dragged on by a departing train.

This could see exertion that tin observe erstwhile bladed objects, specified arsenic fingers, straps oregon clothing, go trapped successful bid doors, and observe erstwhile thing is being dragged on by the departing train.

It said Tube bosses should see modifying doorway seals to marque it easier for small, trapped objects, specified arsenic covering and straps to beryllium pulled escaped from closed doors.

The committee besides said London Underground should reappraisal the existent minimum automatic bid dwell times to find if passengers person capable clip to safely get connected oregon disconnected trains.

Concerns person antecedently been raised astir rider information connected the Elizabeth enactment astatine Ealing Broadway owed to the spread betwixt the level and the train.

In July the mayor of London apologised to respective Elizabeth enactment passengers who were earnestly injured utilizing trains astatine the presumption and said enactment was being done to marque definite the precocious spread would beryllium fixed.

Three passengers told BBC London they had been wounded utilizing the work astatine Ealing Broadway station due to the fact that the spread betwixt the level and trains is excessively big.

Sadiq Khan said helium was "shocked" to spot reports connected BBC London of those injured, adding: "I'm truly sorry. You should not beryllium injured going astir your regular business."

At the clip TfL and Network Rail some said they were "sorry" immoderate passengers had sustained injuries and information was their "priority".

The £18.8bn Elizabeth enactment opened successful May 2022 and links Reading and Essex via cardinal London.