Emergency crews on scene at Richmond St. near Piccadilly after a woman was hit by a train, October 29, 2020. Photo from u/biznatch11 on Reddit.Emergency crews on scene at Richmond St. near Piccadilly after a woman was hit by a train, October 29, 2020. Photo from u/biznatch11 on Reddit.
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Woman hit by train downtown

A woman was taken to hospital after being hit by a freight train in downtown London.

The woman was struck at the CP Rail tracks on Richmond Street, just south of Piccadilly Street around 10 p.m. on Thursday.

She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, London police said.

The stopped train blocked Richmond, as well a crossing on Waterloo Street briefly while emergency crews were on scene.

Rail arms that block off the street and sidewalk when a train is passing are in place at the crossing and were activated at the time.

Police said the collision is not under investigation.

The rail crossing on Richmond is where Trevor Barton, 20, was fatally hit by a train in 2012.

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