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The man, in a baseball cap, on CCTV at Finsbury Park Tube station |
Who is man who jumped in front of Tube train and lived?
Police issue an appeal as platform leap man recovers in hospital
POLICE are appealing for help in identifying a man who threw himself in front of an underground train at Oxford Circus and survived.
The man was struck by a Victoria Line service after he jumped onto the line shortly before 10pm on Monday, May 18.
He was rushed to hospital and, despite suffering injures to his head, pelvis and stomach, medics say he is in a “stable but serious” condition.
No identification was found on the man, who is believed to be in his 40s, and police have exhausted all other techniques including DNA and fingerprinting.
Now they have taken the unusual step of releasing an e-fit image of him, as well as CCTV footage of him at Finsbury Park undergound station minutes before the jump.
Chris Horton from British Transport Police said: “We’ve made extensive enquiries to establish his identity, but unfortunately we have so far been unable to do so.
“It’s very unusual that we would release an e-fit image of someone in these circumstances but it’s very important that his family and those close to him are informed.
“Our specialist forensic artist created an e-fit of him and we are releasing it in the hope that someone may recognise him, even if they don’t know him well, and come forward to us with information.”
The man is described as black, with short black hair, wearing a red or burgundy jacket and a striped T-shirt.
Between 20 and 30 people commit suicide on the Tube every year. Experts say that survivial is not that unusual because of the speed of the trains.
Anyone with any information is urged to call the British Transport Police
on 0800 40 50 40. |
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