Man died weeks after falling down Waterloo Tube escalator in ‘very sad accident’, police say

The decease of a antheral who fell down an escalator astatine an Underground presumption was a “very bittersweet and unfortunate accident”, constabulary said.

Ian Airlie, 48, was recovered dormant astatine his location successful Greenwich, south-east London, connected October 10 past year, weeks aft the autumn astatine Waterloo station’s Jubilee enactment escalator astatine 5.05pm connected Sunday September 15.

Police appealed for accusation aft Mr Airlie's household contacted officers to accidental helium claimed to person been pushed connected the escalator.

The Metropolitan Police said connected Monday that having seen CCTV footage, officers are “satisfied” Mr Airlie fell accidently, with nary grounds helium was pushed.

Detective Inspector Chris Rogers, who is starring the investigation, said: “This caller grounds means we person been capable to regularisation retired that Mr Airlie was pushed. His autumn down the escalator was a precise bittersweet and unfortunate accident.

“His death, however, remains unexplained and we volition proceed to analyse each avenues until we tin physique a afloat picture.

“We proceed to connection enactment to Mr Airlie’s family. They person been updated by officers and we petition that they person privateness astatine this hard time.”

After his fall, Mr Airlie is believed to person spoken to information officers astatine the presumption and told them helium had fallen onto a pistillate of southbound Asian quality who besides fell connected the escalator, constabulary said.

After leaving the Tube, Mr Airlie is past said to person spoken to a pistillate connected a autobus travelling from North Greenwich Underground station, who handed him a insubstantial due to the fact that helium was bleeding from supra his near eye.

Mr Airlie was wearing a achromatic T-shirt and airy grey jogging bottoms. He had a turquoise and grey Mountain Warehouse rucksack connected his backmost and was carrying a medium-sized achromatic suitcase.

The Met said a post-mortem introspection connected October 29 was inconclusive and they are awaiting the effect of further tests.