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Abigail O'Leary

Horrifying moment Range Rover crashes through Tesla centre leaving woman dead

This is the horrifying moment a Range Rover crashed through a barrier, hit another vehicle and ended up on Piccadilly line tracks.

The driver of the Range Rover, a man in his 20s, is in a critical condition in hospital after the car hit a Tesla by Park Royal Tube station at 3.50am this morning.

The two vehicles collided on the A40 near Park Royal tube in west London.

Horrific footage shows the Range Rover crashing into a Tesla garage before it appears to flip onto the Tube tracks.

Tragically, a woman in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene.

The A40 was closed and train services on the Piccadilly tube line have been suspended.

The Range Rover smashes through the barrier before it flipped onto the tube line (https://jwp.io/s/WDGa1pNC)

Two other people in the Range Rover were treated at the scene by paramedics, while another woman was also treated for injuries that have been assessed as non life-threatening.

A resident recalled hearing the crash - saying it sounded like a "mini explosion" in the early hours of the morning before seeing a scene of "mayhem" outside.

Andrew Wood, who lives in a block of flats next to the station, told the Mail Online : "It woke me up.

"I heard this huge bash at about half past three. I thought it was somebody breaking into one of the garages.

One woman died in the horrifying crash (https://jwp.io/s/WDGa1pNC)

"The car must have smashed the fence, because behind that is the pedestrian walkway and it's come right over that.

"Ten minutes after there were helicopters, it was like the Third World War."

Nada Alobaidi, 31, who also lives next to the station, said: "I heard a big crash. I came outside and saw a lot of police and an ambulance as well.

"There was a lot of smoke. I didn't see the car because it was during the night.

"The A40 can be quite dangerous around Park Royal Station. Car accidents do sometimes happen."

A view of the crash site after the Range Rover landed on the tracks of the Piccadilly Line (REUTERS)

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "The A40 is closed in west London and the Piccadilly Line has been suspended in the area following a fatal collision.

"Police were called to a collision on the A40 westbound near Park Royal Underground Station at 03.48am.

"Officers attended along with ambulance colleagues.

"It was reported that two cars, a Range Rover and a Tesla, had been involved in a collision and the Range Rover had left the road and gone onto the railway line.

"Despite the efforts of emergency services, a female occupant of the Range Rover died at the scene.

The remains of a car on the tracks near Park Royal station in west London (Ben Cawthra/LNP)

"A male and a female occupant of the Range Rover were treated at the scene by paramedics. before being taken to hospital. We await an update on their conditions."

She added: "Cordons have been put in place.

"The A40 and the Piccadilly Line in the area are likely to remained closed for a considerable period of time.

"Commuters are advised to avoid travelling on these routes."

The Met Police said a woman was thought to have been in a stationary Tesla, but later the force later said it was actually a man, aged in his 50s.

He was treated for injuries that have been assessed as non life-threatening, according to Scotland Yard.

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