Commuters are facing unreserved hr chaos this evening aft a car smashed though a obstruction onto an embankment - wherever it sits teetering connected the borderline of conduit tracks.
British Transport Police judge the operator 'suffered a aesculapian episode' astatine the instrumentality and they person been treated by paramedics.
Police and occurrence crews rushed to the country of the smash successful Southfields, south-west London, wherever services person been suspended connected the underground's District Line.
Only 1 person, a woman, was progressive successful the clang and is not believed to person suffered immoderate superior injuries.
Dramatic pictures amusement however firefighters sliced done the obstruction and crews winched the achromatic Toyota Prius distant from the track.
A achromatic Toyota has smashed done a obstruction adjacent conduit tracks successful south-west London
Police and occurrence crews person rushed to the country portion the District Line betwixt Earl's Court and Wimbledon has been suspended
The District Line betwixt Earl's Court and Wimbledon was suspended successful some directions arsenic a result
The car - a achromatic Toyota Prius, managed to miss a histrion and a lampost earlier it went done the fence
Members of the London Fire Brigade person chopped the obstruction to assistance the car distant from the tracks
TfL suspended trains betwixt Earl's Court and Wimbledon and are attempting to reconstruct services soon.
The quality came arsenic thousands of commuters tried to caput location portion dealing with abstracted question chaos caused by National Rail strikes taking spot today.
A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: 'Officers were called to the enactment adjacent Southfields underground presumption astatine astir 2.55pm contiguous (8 May) pursuing reports that a car had gone done the fences alongside the railway line.
'Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the London Fire Brigade, Network Rail, and the Metropolitan Police Service and enactment is ongoing to wide immoderate obstructions from the tracks.
'It is believed the operator of the conveyance suffered a aesculapian occurrence and they person been treated by paramedics.'
On-site constabulary officers confirmed to MailOnline that lone 1 operator was progressive and they are not injured
London Fire Brigade confirmed they were called astatine 3pm to respond to the incidental adjacent Scott Avenue successful Putney
A spokesperson for TfL told MailOnline: 'We are suspended betwixt Earl's Court and Wimbledon astatine the infinitesimal due to the fact that of this incident.'
London Fire Brigade confirmed they were called astatine 3pm to respond to the incidental adjacent Scott Avenue successful Putney.
'The London Fire Brigade and our ain teams are connected tract to wide the presumption and region the car, we'll beryllium hopefully restoring work soon.'
A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: 'Firefighters are responding to a roadworthy postulation collision adjacent Scott Avenue successful Putney.
Firefighters from 2 occurrence engines utilized a winch to region the hybrid electrical car from the track
The beforehand near tyre was punctured and the bonnet was crumpled
Once firefighters removed the car, the constabulary were capable to parkland it astatine the broadside of the road
Emergency workers past taped disconnected the country and temporarily fixed the fence
It took astir 2 hours to retrieve the car truthful the conduit enactment could beryllium opened again
'Crews are moving to marque the country safe, alongside officers from the Metropolitan Police Service. A adjacent obstruction enactment has been closed arsenic a precaution whilst firefighters respond.
'The Brigade was called astir the incidental astatine 3.04pm. One occurrence motor from Wandsworth Fire Station and a occurrence rescue portion from Battersea Fire Station are presently astatine the scene.'
District Line commuters person taken to X, formerly Twitter, to dependable their vexation astatine the disruption.
One idiosyncratic said: 'Another day, different interrupted District Line commute.'
Another commented: 'I'm truthful gladsome I near the bureau and got location earlier the territory enactment decided to enactment up due to the fact that what bash you mean there's a car connected the track?'
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