London’s Canary Wharf tube station is evacuated

Canary Wharf Underground station in London has been evacuated after a ‘man falls from height’ with dozens seen running as police shout for passengers to ‘get out as fast as you can’. 

A huge emergency response arrived outside of the station in East London, with police cars, ambulances and paramedics in the area. 

A single person was seen being taken into an ambulance on a stretcher, The Mirror reported. 

British Transport Police (BTP) said: ‘Officers were called to Canary Wharf underground station at 1.07pm to reports of a medical incident. Paramedics also attended and a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The incident is not being treated as suspicious.’ 

The BTP confirmed the fall had occurred from inside of the station and the person did not fall onto the tracks.

British Transport Police partly closed off the Underground station as TFL announced the Jubilee Line would not be running due to a ‘customer incident’. 

The station was partly reopened 30 minutes later, TfL Access posted on X: ‘Canary Wharf – Part Closed – Jubilee line. Trains are not stopping on the westbound Jubilee line while we deal with a customer incident.’ 

The station this afternoon as a huge emergency response and evacuation were underway

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 12.50pm today (6 August) to reports of a person fallen from height at Canary Wharf Underground Station, Bank Street, E14.

‘We sent resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

‘We treated a man at the scene and took him to a major trauma centre.’

One user on X posted:  ‘Having a police officer scream ‘get out as quick as you can, move’ on the platforms of Canary Wharf is a scary experience.’

TFL staff erected emergency barriers, cutting off access to the station.  

TFL, Met Police, The BTP and London Fire Brigade has been approached for comment.