Tube passenger, 101, is dragged along platform and seriously injured after coat gets caught in train doors on Northern Line

A 101-year-old Tube passenger suffered serious injuries after being dragged along a platform when their coat became stuck in a train door on the Northern Line. 

The so-called 'tap and drag' incident happened at Archway station in February last year. 

The elderly passenger was said to have required hospital treatment for 'serious' injuries after being dragged 20m along the platform, the Metro reports.

It comes after the Rail Accident Investigation Branch issued a report on the incident today, suggesting four recommendations to London Underground to improve safety.

Two months after the incident, a similar 'tap and drag' occurred at Chalk Farm, which is also on the Northern Line.

The RAIB said the Northern Line's automatic train operating system may have been a factor in both incidents.

The system requires the driver to open and close the doors, but the train is 'driven' via a computer programme.

The elderly person was dragged last year at around 3.50pm after they tried exiting the fifth carriage of the train.

They were also travelling with a companion who was knocked to the ground as well.

The train travelled 20m before the driver became aware and slammed on the breaks.

The report stated: 'The passenger and their companion both realised that the coat was trapped and tried to pull it free but were unable to do so. 

'They both believed that the train operator would be able to see them and would open the doors to release the coat.

'The train's door control system did not detect the presence of the coat trapped in the door.'

The Archway train driver was previously involved in a safety-related incident in 2021 when a passenger was momentarily caught in the doors while trying to board their train.

At Chalk Farm, a passenger's coat also became trapped in the doors before they were dragged along the platform. 

Once again, the door control system on the train did not detect a coat. 

The RAIB concluded that the systems for managing passenger safety were 'not sufficiently effective at controlling the risks to passengers by getting their clothing trapped in closing doors'.

MailOnline has contacted Transport for London for comment.