Commuters faced travel chaos last night after a man was killed at Brockley station.
Scenes from London Bridge showed packed stations as services were delayed, cancelled or diverted.
Thousands of passengers were forced to find alternative routes home, as replacement buses tried to ease the congestion.
Normal service began to resume late last night, although some commuters were delayed for hours following the disruption.
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London Bridge is screwed again.. Fatality in the brockley area pic.twitter.com/sAqsrGwyYF
— Matthew Berry (@MattBerry69) August 4, 2015
@se1 #LondonBridge wowzers pic.twitter.com/ahorKO80Hw
— ✖️Noods✖️ (@NoodleHonan) August 4, 2015
that was literally the journey from hell. A 1hr journey took me near enough 3hrs because of delays at Brockley😊
— sian (@sianalauren) August 4, 2015
Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) pronounced him dead at the scene.
Eyewitness Mark English was on his way to home to Highbury just before the incident.
The 41-year-old said: “I just got off the bus and was walking towards the station. I was about level with the south bound platform, so I could see pretty clearly. As I was walking up the fast bound train went through. I saw the guy, it all happened so quickly.
“I turned away momentarily and out of the corner of my eye I saw the guy come off the bridge and hit the train. He came down and there was this horrendous bang as he hit the train. He was wearing a light brown jacket.
“He could have jumped or fallen. It's got quite high sides, there are barriers. If he fell he would have to have climbed up on the edge because the sides are quite high.”
The languages teacher continued: “The train carried on through the station, it couldn't slam on the brakes in time. When people realised what had happened they were in complete shock, it was a really peculiar atmosphere. Station staff were on the scene within minutes and people coming over to our side of the platform obviously had seen it very clearly. They were distraught.
“I was in shock not believing what I'd seen. It was surreal.”
There was an outcry on social media as photos and video of the deceased began to surface.
Shocked commuters vented their anger at the disrespect caused by posting the images, where the man can clearly be seen on the tracks.
The video was shared many times after being originally posted.
Disgusted that someone has posted a video of the dead body on the tracks at #Brockley.
— Paul Murphy-Kasp (@PaulMurphyKasp) August 4, 2015
@metpoliceuk @TfL Disgusted that someone has put a video of a body on the tracks at Brockley tube station online. Surely it's illegal?
— Ryan Amstad (@ryanamstad) August 4, 2015
More to follow.
Would you like to leave a tribute? Get in touch on Rebecca.Flood@london.newsquest.co.uk
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