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West Hampstead overground closed: Man dies after being hit by train near Thameslink station

A man has died after being hit by a train just outside West Hampstead overground station at around 7am this morning.

A London Ambulance spokesperson said paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

A British Transport Police (BTP) spokesman confirmed his death is not currently being treated as suspicious.

Following the incident, trains stopped running at the station for around an hour and knock-on delays are expected to last until at least 11am, according to National Rail.

At around 8am a National Rail spokesperson said: ^A person has been hit by a train near West Hampstead Thameslink. Journeys between Luton and London St Pancras will be extended by up to 20 minutes and will not call at West Hampstead Thameslink.^

By 9am National Rail had updated Londoners on Twitter, saying West Hampstead station had re-opened, but that delays of half an hour to the Luton to St Pancras services should be expected for several hours.

The operator says passengers^ tickets will continue to be accepted on alternative travel routes, including London Underground, London buses, London Overground and Great Northern services via any reasonable route.
 The process to inform the deceased^s next of kin is under way.