A worried security guard calls for back-up as a scantily clad woman prepares to be sick on a Tube platform in front a love-struck couple — in a candid snapshot of late-night London life. Picture: Paul Coomber/Mercury Press/Caters News/Picture Media

Paul Coomber, 56, took the image at Embankment station as he travelled home after an evening snapping London’s skyline — and claimed it was the standout photo of the night.

He described the eye-popping image as the perfect embodiment of late-night London life, even though it was still relatively early in the evening.

“She was clearly a bit worse for wear and doubled over as if she was about to throw up,” he said.

“It was too good an opportunity to miss because I think it tells a story about London.

“There’s the concern in the eyes of platform guard, who wishes he was anywhere except work and probably had to deal with the mess afterwards.

“There’s this young, professional-looking couple embracing each other, clearly doing their best to ignore her and wanting their train to hurry up and arrive.

“Then, bang in the middle, you have the woman, who had obviously enjoyed herself a bit too much. It was only about 9.30pm.

“I didn’t see her face properly, but she looked to be in her twenties. I only took one picture and then the guard moved in to shield her and protect her modesty.

“Over the radio he said: ‘Clean up on platform two — we have a human spillage.’”

Coomber posted the photo on Facebook with the caption “Mind The Gap”, a phrase frequently seen and heard on the platform floor.

The article originally appeared in The Sun.