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Woman run over by train
11:23am Monday 6th July 2009 in
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- By Matt Smith » Politics and business reporter
A WOMAN plunged in front of a train at a Hampshire train station this morning.
She was run over by the train at Totton railway station just before 9am.
It is understood she managed to crawl back onto the platform to appeal for help.
The woman was rushed to Southampton General Hospital with cuts and a suspected broken arm.
British Transport Police have launched an investigation but are not treating the incident as suspicious.
A spokeswoman for South West Trains said the incident involved the 7.55am service from Poole to Waterloo.
She said: "Our immediate concern is for the welfare of the person involved and we are now assisting police with their inquiries.
"The service involved was delayed by around 30 minutes as a result of the incident.
"However, full operation was restored at around 9.20am and services are now running normally."
She added the train was not damaged and there were no injuries to any passengers or staff.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "BTP can confirm that a woman has been injured after being struck by a train at Totton rail station today, Monday 6 July.
"The incident, which was reported to police at 8.56am, is being treated as non-suspicious.
"BTP officers attended alongside paramedics from the local ambulance service."
"The woman was been taken to hospital for treatment."
Comments(26)
KA
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11:42am Mon 6 Jul 09
bigfella
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11:44am Mon 6 Jul 09
very sad.
Totton Ric
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11:52am Mon 6 Jul 09
bigfella wrote:Sorry I was harsh,but knew a driver for ews who had to retire/leave the job he loved at 42 because of this & had a mental breakdown himself,never been the same since & that was 12 years ago,now drives a taxi.
bit harsh ric, but i see your point. sad when anybody feels they cant go on and suicide or attempted suicide is the only way out, but yes there's now going to be so many more people affected by this than just her family. very sad.
THEKILLER
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11:53am Mon 6 Jul 09
Totton Ric
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12:07pm Mon 6 Jul 09
THEKILLER wrote:You drive trains then ?,78% of drivers will NOT return to work & will not forget this ever,money wont take nightmares away!
Harsh you clearly have no compassion. Think about what drove this poor woman to do this ( the driver will now claim thousands and have six mounths off on full pay to get over it)
Derek of Dibden Purlieu
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12:16pm Mon 6 Jul 09
THEKILLER wrote:"Think about what drove this poor woman "
Harsh you clearly have no compassion. Think about what drove this poor woman to do this ( the driver will now claim thousands and have six mounths off on full pay to get over it)
A bus or possibly a taxi?
Ken Hutchinson
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12:27pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Georgem
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12:39pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Ken Hutchinson wrote:Doesn't say she died, does it?
Unfortunately with suicide, somebody has to witness/discover the outcome.Whether it's the extreme of throwing ones self in front of a train or having a nice warm bath with a bottle of Scotch and a belly full of pills.
THEKILLER
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12:52pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Totton Ric wrote:No but i used to work in the legal profession and know that his union will make sure he has the best care possible and if he can't return to work will be retrained to work elsewhere in the rail industry or possibley given a medical pension if he can't continue to work. ( there are no winners in a tragic event like this only losers on all sides)
THEKILLER wrote:You drive trains then ?,78% of drivers will NOT return to work & will not forget this ever,money wont take nightmares away!
Harsh you clearly have no compassion. Think about what drove this poor woman to do this ( the driver will now claim thousands and have six mounths off on full pay to get over it)
Dan Wilson
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3:18pm Mon 6 Jul 09
She may have had eyesight difficult? You knows?
She could have been pushed (this has not yet been ruled out)
But if it was attempted Suicide, I agree with Ric's comments.
Vonnie
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3:45pm Mon 6 Jul 09
THEKILLER wrote:Killer, You are talking irrelevant rot.
Totton Ric wrote:No but i used to work in the legal profession and know that his union will make sure he has the best care possible and if he can't return to work will be retrained to work elsewhere in the rail industry or possibley given a medical pension if he can't continue to work. ( there are no winners in a tragic event like this only losers on all sides)THEKILLER wrote: Harsh you clearly have no compassion. Think about what drove this poor woman to do this ( the driver will now claim thousands and have six mounths off on full pay to get over it)You drive trains then ?,78% of drivers will NOT return to work & will not forget this ever,money wont take nightmares away!
The report does not say that the woman was attempting suicide, so perhaps people ought to wait until there is a fuller report before they jump to conclusions.
Additionally, not all drivers are Union members and the Union can do absolutely nothing without the help and co-operation of the train company, and they rarely want to know. As someone else said, the vast majority of drivers who have experienced this sort of trauma do not return to work on the railway.
As someone who has had experience of picking up the bits after such an incident I can assure you that the trauma is not something that goes away overnight.
wilsamsaints
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5:24pm Mon 6 Jul 09
wilsamsaints
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5:24pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Vconfused
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5:36pm Mon 6 Jul 09
homerloner
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5:48pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Saints Mike
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5:52pm Mon 6 Jul 09
homerloner wrote:Couldn't agree more.Shame other don't share your compassion.
Unfortunately this lady did jump onto the track - the train went over her -she then amazingly got up, crossed to the other side of the track and laid down. She was helped off the track by one of the staff members. She is obviously a very very sick lady and needs sympathy and compassion not ridicule.
Sholing
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11:01pm Mon 6 Jul 09
Andy Locks Heath
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7:55am Tue 7 Jul 09
2) People would be less inclined to lie in front of trains if train toilets still discharged onto the track. Progress has some strangely unpredictable side effects.
lauraababyy
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9:46am Tue 7 Jul 09
BenJovi
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11:38am Tue 7 Jul 09
stmarysmush, literally
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3:07pm Tue 7 Jul 09
BenJovi wrote:By not dying, of course. I don't know if you've ever noticed, but some trains aren't travelling at 120mph
How the hell did she survive this.
Llake
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3:07pm Tue 7 Jul 09
Retreat to Gandamack
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5:55pm Tue 7 Jul 09
stmarysmush, literally
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11:47pm Tue 7 Jul 09
Retreat to Gandamack wrote:How is she "obviously" disturbed? Prior to the self-pwn attempt, it's perfectly possible no prior clue was given. You seem to think that family/health service have magical "nutter" detecting powers, and that all mentally ill people wander around in a daze, dribbling, ringing their bell and wearing an "I'm a mentalist!" sandwich board. Further, you assume that anybody who acts out of the ordinary is "obviously disturbed". You know nothing of these matters. Absolutely nothing. GO retreat. Perhaps you think anybody who has ever said "me so sad :-(" should be sectioned off for their own protection, and let you "normal" people trundle around the daily greyness, doing the same thing day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day after day
Is this the worst attempt at suicide ever? how rubbish must you be to throw yourself in front of a train and by all accounts receive nothing more than a glancing blow and relatively minor injuries? The train driver does deserve everyones sympathy, he was just going about his business and never asked to be involved in any of this, maybe it's the fault of the family/health service here for allowing an obviously disturbed woman wander about unchecked
Retreat to Gandamack
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1:58am Wed 8 Jul 09
Retreat to Gandamack wrote:So you think there's some grey area as to whether she was disturbed or not do you? She jumped in front of a train, now i'm no expert but that would say to me that she had problems but perhaps you know better and assume this to be normal behaviour? perhaps in St mary's everyone's doing it and the health service is first-class, but i'm guessing it's not.
Is this the worst attempt at suicide ever? how rubbish must you be to throw yourself in front of a train and by all accounts receive nothing more than a glancing blow and relatively minor injuries? The train driver does deserve everyones sympathy, he was just going about his business and never asked to be involved in any of this, maybe it's the fault of the family/health service here for allowing an obviously disturbed woman wander about unchecked
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Totton Ric says...
11:28am Mon 6 Jul 09