John Burgess Stockwell tube death: Man hit by train as he picked up bag dies

The 27-year-old, from Dulwich, passed away three days after the horrific rush-hour accident


Horror: The tube station was closed as emergency crews battled to save the man's life

A man who was hit on the head by a

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as he bent down to pick up a bag has died.

Tragic John Burgess

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after he was struck as he waited on Stockwell station, south London, during the morning rush hour.

The 27-year-old, from Dulwich, was raced to hospital after the accident on Friday April 10 and fought for his life in the days after the accident.

But British Transport Police revealed he died on April 13.

A BTP spokesman said: “We can confirm that the man struck by a train at Stockwell London Underground station on Friday, 10 April, has since died in hospital.


Investigation: Police are not treating the death as suspicious

“John Burgess, who was 27-years-old and from Dulwich, suffered serious injuries in the incident and passed away on Monday, 13 April.

“BTP officers are currently preparing a report for the coroner and the incident is not being treated as suspicious."

After the accident, eyewitnesses reported the horrific moment they saw Mr Burgess get hit after he dropped an item - thought to be a bag or a lighter.

Jean Charles Jeanneau, a designer who works in Borough, was on his way to work at around 8.40am when he saw the incident.

He said: "Suddenly he bent as his lighter fell, and immediately his head hit the train so hard.

"I couldn't look at him. I just had to leave straight away. The girl next to me was crying. Station staff started pushing straight away to get through.


Support: Air ambulance was scrambled to help the man after the accident

"He had just dropped his lighter the second the train came. It all happened all at once. Either he didn't see the train coming or he didn't hear it. He didn't land on the tracks - he just went flat at platform."

Another witness said the man's face was "covered in blood" after the accident.

Isabelle Zonderland said: "I was on the tube when it happened. He got hit only meters from our carriage.

"When we were let off the tube I saw him lying there, someone who I believe was on the platform was checking for a pulse."

An inquest has been opened and adjourned, police said.