HUNDREDS of school children were forced to get the same train as commuters this morning after a service from Benfleet station was cancelled.
The 7.28am train from Benfleet was cancelled which saw tens of dozens of children pile onto the carriages causing major problems for social distancing.
Shocking pictures show the platform completely full of scrambling school children as they attempted to try and get on a train to school.
Further pictures then showed the carriages full with school children, mixed with commuters, heading to Southend.
Several pupils from what appeared to be St. Bernards School got off at Westcliff station, unable to social distance, while things took a turn for the worst at Southend East, as Southend High students filled the whole platform when getting off the train.
Rammed - the platform at Southend East station this morning
Cramped - not a single vacant seat on the train
Chaos - busy platform at Westcliff station after a train was cancelled
A spokesman for c2c, said: "We have been working hard with local schools to provide a smooth daily commute for pupils since the start of the month, including running longer trains and providing extra staff.
"However this morning one service to Southend had to be cancelled, after the passenger alarm was activated on an earlier train.
"We are sorry for the impact this had on people's journeys."
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