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Several injured as lorry falls on to a train | Several injured as lorry falls on to a train |
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Several people were injured when a cement mixer lorry fell from a bridge and landed on a train at Oxshott, Surrey. | |
The vehicle landed on coaches of the 1505 South West Trains passenger service from Guildford to London Waterloo at arod 1530 GMT. | |
Two people are reported to be trapped in the wreckage with injuries requiring medical attention. | Two people are reported to be trapped in the wreckage with injuries requiring medical attention. |
The lorry driver is also thought to be seriously hurt. | The lorry driver is also thought to be seriously hurt. |
A Surrey Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said: "Two people are medically trapped, meaning they need to be stabilised before they can be taken off." | A Surrey Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said: "Two people are medically trapped, meaning they need to be stabilised before they can be taken off." |
A British Transport Police spokesman said a total of 36 people were on the train. Six people are believed to have been injured, one seriously. | |
The lorry left the road at Warren Lane, a short distance from Oxshott railway station, crashing through a brick wall on a bridge above the busy commuter line. | |
It struck the third carriage from the back of the eight carriage train, punching a large hole in the metal roof. | |
Emergency services are at the scene, including six ambulances from the South East Coast Ambulance Service. | Emergency services are at the scene, including six ambulances from the South East Coast Ambulance Service. |
Passenger Ade Joshua told BBC News: "In the carriage right next to us where the incident happened, there was a guy trapped with what looked like a broken back, so we were trying to console him as much as we could until the emergency services arrived. | |
"But we couldn't actually get through to the carriage because the door was blocked as that bit of the train collapsed." | |
Eyewitness Nikki Karim works in a taxi office near to the crash site. | |
She said: "There's a lot of police at the station, there's a few minor casualties that are sat at the platform." | |
She added: "You don't expect this sort of thing to happen." | |
The incident took place on a branch line, and is unlikely to result in major disruption. | The incident took place on a branch line, and is unlikely to result in major disruption. |