POLICE have released an artist's impression of a dead man whose identity remains a mystery.

The man, believed to be in his mid 50’s, was struck by a train under a road bridge near Plumstead station on December 15 last year.

He is described as white, between 5ft 2ins and 5ft 6ins tall with dark, curly, collar length hair.

He was wearing a black shiny bomber jacket, blue jeans, black trainers and a black and white striped scarf.

The man features amongst twenty artist’s drawings of dead people found on or near rail and tube lines since the mid-70s, but who remain unidentified.

There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding any of the deaths.

Detective Chief Superintendent Miles Flood from the British Transport Police said: “All these fatalities were fully investigated at the time and all clues followed up to try to establish an identity, but without success.

“We are now taking another look to see if there is any more we can do, in some cases to see if advances in forensic techniques can help, and to appeal to the public to see if anyone recognises them.”

Anyone with any information about the man should call 0121 634 5613 quoting Ref 20.