Police are still trying to work out how a man fell in front of at Twickenham station after Friday's Rugby World Cup opener, but have said it was an "accident".

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The 56-year-old man, from Crewe, fell from platform three shortly after 11pm and was hit by an oncoming train, which was slowing down to stop.

He suffered back and leg injuries and was taken to St George's Hospital after being removed from the tracks at 11.20pm, where he is stable but continues to receive treatment for his injuries.

British Transport Police (BTP) said its officers will continue to work out how the man fell on to the rails but said it was an "accident with no third party involvement".

A spokesman for South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance said a planned queuing system was in operation and an "appropriate number" of people were on the platform.

Richmond and Twickenham Times:

Rugby fans waiting to enter Twickenham station on Friday night

They said: "We have been planning for the Rugby World Cup for two years and have introduced a number of enhancements at Twickenham, including a new station building, platform resurfacing and extensions, to prepare for the volume of people travelling to and from the matches.

"We carried out a full risk assessment and prepared a detailed crowd management plan for the opening match to supplement the extensive experience we have in dealing with large scale events at Twickenham.

"On the night of the England v Fiji game, around 50 South West Trains staff and security personnel were in place at the station.

"A planned queuing system was in operation to ensure that a safe and appropriate number of people were on the platform at any one time.

"At the time of the incident, a train had not long departed."

They added their thoughts are for the welfare of the injured man.

Twickenham station was evacuated while the emergency services treated the man, leaving thousands of rugby fans stranded after England's opening match victory against Fiji.

Councillor Stephen Speak, cabinet member for transport at Richmond Council, said on Saturday the incident would be reviewed.