A London Underground driver fell asleep in the driver’s cab on the Metropolitan Line [file photo]
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)A London Underground driver fell asleep in the driver’s cab on the Metropolitan Line, resulting in the Tube over-running the platform by 50 metres, the Standard can reveal.
The driver fell asleep between Ruislip and Ickenham, failing to initiate the brakes in time to bring the Tube to a stop. This resulted in the train overrunning the platform at Ickenham station and going through a red signal without permission.
