Pedestrians in Barnes run across train crossing

A video has emerged showing pedestrians running across a level crossing in south-west London, despite the barriers being down.

Residents in Barnes said people would regularly flout the safety device because barriers would remain down until a number of trains had passed.

One man told BBC Radio London his wife had waited 45 minutes before the barriers had lifted.

Network Rail described the situation as "extremely dangerous".

It said: "There are currently delays of up to 15 minutes at the crossing caused by trains shunting in and out of Barnes station due to engineering works further down the line.

"We are sorry for the inconvenience that this causes and ask that pedestrians bear with us while the work is taking place and to stay safe by waiting for the barrier to rise before crossing the railway."