8:17am Friday 31st January 2014 in Top stories By Jon Sharman, Reporter
Commuters stranded at Wimbledon
A man has died after being hit by a train at Putney this morning.
The incident happened at about 7.45am at Putney station and the death was confirmed by a London Ambulance spokeswoman at 9.20am.
The spokeswoman said paramedics were still at the station, having been called to reports of a person under a train just after 7.45am.
The incident has affected trains between Twickenham and Waterloo, causing delays of up to an hour.
South West Trains services from London Waterloo are also disrupted this morning due to a fire between Raynes Park and Wimbledon.
Commuters can expect delays of up to 40 minutes.
Trains from Waterloo to Dorking, Shepperton, and Hampton Court are affected by the fire, with Wimbledon services diverted through Richmond.
Waterloo to Dorking services departing at 24 and 54 minutes past the hour are cancelled.
Passengers for Shepperton from stations between Earlsfield and Teddington shoud travel to Strawberry Hill and change, South West Trains said.
Long-distance trains are also affected.
London Underground, London buses and First Great Western are accepting South West Trains passengers on reasonable routes.
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