Emergency Services, including the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, are attending a serious incident on the railway line between Sandown and Shanklin this evening (Friday).
It is understood that an individual – thought to be a male in his 20s – has been involved in a collision with an Island Line train at the Los Altos Park crossing.
The alarm was raised shortly before 17:40 with multiple police and ambulance crews responding to the scene.
Footpaths in the area around Los Altos Park have been closed to the public as crews tend to the injured person.
UPDATE @ 18:25 – Power has been cut to the line and passengers are being escorted from the train, down the track, to Sandown Train Station.
A police cordon has been erected in Los Altos Park.
UPDATE @ 19:07 – A spokesperson for South Western Railway has said that Island Line trains will be suspended for the rest of the day.
“Due to emergency services dealing with an incident between Shanklin and Ryde Pier Head all lines are blocked. Train services running to and from these stations may be suspended. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.
“We have received reports that a person has been struck on the Island line. Our response teams are working with the emergency services to assist with the incident and all services on the Island line are suspended until the end of the day.
“For travel on the Isle of Wight, tickets will be accepted at no extra cost on Southern Vectis routes 2 and 3”.
UPDATE @ 19:45 – The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance has now left the scene at Sandown.
Cordons remain in place locally.
UPDATE @ 22:30 – Island Line has now re-opened and services are running to timetable.
UPDATE SATURDAY @ 06:35 – Tragically, the injured male died at the scene.
Read more at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/man-killed-after-being-struck-by-island-line-train/.
Let’s prey he will be ok an thoughts are with the family
Do we know it was a suicide attempt or just some thick chav showing off to mates to film his stupidity?
both of you need to be quiet, you dont know the situation at all. stop being insensitive
I live there and it was neither so don’t make assumptions
How can someone get hit there ..it only travels at 20mph toots and can see clearly both ways?
I’d imagine it was deliberate or intoxicated .
People like you do you actually gather the facts before you open your stupid mouth
Stop your bitchin’ and bickering for God sake, you all sound like a load of kids. If you want to comment, think of the person involved and the poor train driver, he must be badly affected by this.
it actually travels around 40-60 at times.
Top speed restriction on island line is 45 so don’t know where u got 60 from
Line speed is not that high idiot
only time it will ever travel above forty is if it fell of ryde pier
Hope he will be ok upsetting times
Hope he will be ok ..
Let’s hope the young man is safe , that is the most important thing . He will have parents worried sick about him .
It travels at 45 not 20
Doesn’t matter what it is….it’s tragic and his parents have an ordeal ahead of them hope he’s ok
It matters, but it doesn’t need to be common knowledge. The reasons are there for those involved, the poor guy and his family, not the nosey public.
piers – get a grip man.
people can walk out the front door and get some exercise or go to shops, even during the last 6 weeks. To many weak people that are so used to leaning on others, that they collapse after just a few weeks of having to cope on their own.
My prayers for the victim and the train driver. Hope both are okay. Lets all have respect and not jump to conclusions based on nothing but speculation.
Hope the lad is ok thoughts go out to hit family but also to the poor train driver I dread to think what hes going throough right now
Get a grip everyone, we are talking about a human life here , what ever the reason for the accident I hope the lad pulls through, and wish he’s family love and hugs and prayers for your son xxx
Stop, look, listen
So very sad. RIP young man❤️❤️ Thinking of his family and the train driver xxx