Panic at Oxford Circus tube station as passengers are evacuated and police rush in
- Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated amid an ongoing incident
- Multiple police officers were seen sprinting into the station
- The man was seen being escorted up the steps of the tube station by police
Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated amid an incident involving a man.
Multiple police officers were seen sprinting into the station in the popular shopping district at just after 5.30pm as police vehicles pulled up outside.
Passengers travelling on the underground were asked to leave the station as the incident unfolded.
Multiple police officers were seen sprinting into the station at just after 5.30pm
Police vehicles pulled up outside Oxford Street Station on Sunday evening as the event unfolded
There were reports of an ongoing incident involving an adult male wearing a mask and no shoes
The man was seen being escorted up the steps of the tube station by police. It is understood he was arrested before being taken away in an ambulance.
Video footage shows the man being led away by officers into the waiting vehicle.
Oxford Street tube station has since been reopened.