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Tuesday 08 November 2016 2:40 pm

Severe delays on Victoria line after customer incident and bus services disrupted due to black cab protest

By: Caitlin Morrison

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There were severe delays on the Victoria Line this afternoon, after a customer incident at Finsbury Park station earlier today.

The north London station has now reopened after being closed when a person was reportedly hit by a train.

https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/796007235772149760

https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/796007031790518272

Finsbury Park station closed due to a person under a train. Vic line trains not stopping. Air ambulance landed in park. #finsburypark pic.twitter.com/lB89RLgKOh

— Neil Cooper (@neil_coopr) November 8, 2016

Meanwhile, buses in central London are being delayed by up to 40 minutes due to a black cab demonstration taking place in Westminster, and some routes are being diverted or terminated early.

https://twitter.com/TfLBusAlerts/status/796004150697984000

https://twitter.com/TfLBusAlerts/status/796005261479645184

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