A shirtless man kicked through the window of a London tube before strolling away after passengers were allegedly “stuck” onboard.
Footage circulating on social media shows the passenger kicking the glass three times before it eventually shatters onto the platform at Euston station.
The man then climbs through the window before swearing and strolling away.
The incident unfolded in front of a Transport for London (TfL) worker, who could be seen earlier in the video speaking to a passenger on the train through the window.
A TikTok user who posted the clip alleged the underground passengers were “stuck” and had “no air conditioning”.
The video has received a number of mixed responses from social media users.
One person said the passenger did the “right thing”, with others branding his actions “valid”.
“UK are so behind when it comes to TfL, a TikTok user wrote.
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The man could be seen kicking the window several times before it broke
“No adequate ventilation or nothing but billions on war?? Make it make sense! He is valid!”
Another wrote: “Anyone knocking this fella for doing this clearly has never felt the heat on the central line at the best of times, let alone when its 30 [degrees] in the sun!!”
Others however disagreed, with one person saying it was “not good”.
One man said: “Why’d he [have] to do that, come on.”
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The man walked off down the platform after breaking through the window
Another person labelled his behaviour “inconsiderate”.
British Transport Police said it is aware of the video and is investigating.
A force spokesperson said: “We request anyone with information to contact us by texting 61016 and referencing 805-310-725.”
Tfl has come under fire in recent months after several Bakerloo and Central Line trains were targeted by vandals who spray-painted several carriages.
GB News presenter Tom Harwood has been a vocal critic of the vandalism and the seeming acceptance by commuters to be surrounded by the damage day after day.
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Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has even spoke on the topic.
In a post to Instagram last month, she shared a video inside the carriage of a London Underground train and said “absolute scruffs.”
TfL has previously said that it is removing about 3,000 pieces of graffiti each week on the Central and Bakerloo lines.
