Three men have been found dead after apparently being struck by a train at Loughborough Junction station, near Brixton.
The British Transport Police have confirmed that the three men were declared dead at the scene, after officers arrived early this morning.
Loughborough Junction train station
Spray cans were found near the bodies of the men, who are believed to be in their twenties.
Supt Matt Allingham from British Transport Police (BTP), said: 'It is believed they died earlier in the morning and their injuries are consistent with having being hit by a train.
'Officers have delivered the sad news to one family that we believe one of the men was their son. We are still working to identify and locate the next of kin for the other two men. If you know who they are, please let us know.'
The best way is to phone 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016 with reference number 93 of 18 June.
The police are investigating how the men came to be on the tracks. The deaths are being treated as 'unexplained'.
Supt Allingham told reporters that if somebody was on the tracks where the bodies were found 'there wouldn't be anywhere for them to go to avoid the train'.
'If they've been caught in that section of track when a train came through then they really wouldn't have had much options,' he added.
He added that the police were 'aware that there are a number of speculative comments about this on social media', but said it was 'too early for us to comment on their reasons for being on the track'.
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