• Cement mixer crashes through bridge wall on to train
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[QUOTE]Several people were injured when a concrete 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 around 1530 GMT. The lorry driver was trapped for a time in the wreckage, but has now been freed and taken to hospital. His injuries are said to be 'serious but not life threatening'. 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. The crash occurred on a branch line in north Surrey 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." Timi Raji, 18, who was in the carriage next to the one that was crushed, rushed to the adjoining door when the train ground to a halt following a loud bang. He said: "The door was blocked but we could see someone was at the bottom of the carriage, trying to get out. "The train had been crushed and the guy was trying to escape. "He was on his stomach and we could only see his feet sticking out. My friends and I were trying to calm him down and talking to him." 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 bridge from which a lorry fell was assessed as safe in the nationwide checks made after the Selby rail disaster nearly 10 years ago. The checks were ordered after a Land Rover came off the road and on to the East Coast Main Line in February 2001. [img]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2010/11/5/1288978371854/Cement-mixer-accident-006.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2010/11/train415.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE] [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11702343]Source[/url] Meanwhile in Britain...
How long until this thread gets derailed with train puns?
I see a railroad of puns arriving.
One of the announcements which constantly irritates me on South West Trains is: "Do try to keep all your personal belongings with you and report anything suspicious to a member of staff" Does a lorry falling from a bridge onto the train count as suspicious?
[QUOTE=James1o1o;25878437]I see a railroad of puns arriving.[/QUOTE] let's keep this thread on track
[QUOTE=Leon Trotsky;25878943]let's keep this thread on track[/QUOTE] Who says it isn't on track? Do you have any [i]Concrete[/i] evidence?
the lorry driver must have lost his train of thought
[QUOTE=James1o1o;25879079]Who says it isn't on track? Do you have any [i]Concrete[/i] evidence?[/QUOTE] Don't start mixing things up now.
[QUOTE=Clavus;25881160]Don't start mixing things up now.[/QUOTE] You're causing a stir!
Well that certainly was [b][INSERT TRAIN PUN HERE][/b] wasn't it !
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