Three people have died after they were hit by a train in south London, with police treating the deaths as unexplained.

British Transport Police were called to Loughborough Junction, a station on a busy commuter line near Brixton, where three people were pronounced dead at the scene.

"My team are now working hard to understand what happened and how these three people came to lose their life on the railway," Gary Richardson from British Transport Police said in a statement.

"My thoughts are with the family and friends of these three people.

"At this time, we are treating their death as unexplained as we make a number of immediate inquiries.

"I would ask anyone who was near to Loughborough Junction this morning, and saw something which they think might be relevant, please contact us as soon as possible." - AP 2018