Woman trapped by train freed
A woman was trapped underneath a Severn Valley Railway train for 90 minutes after falling through the platform gap while trying to rescue her dog.
A man, believed to be her husband, also fell into the gap between the platform and the train as he tried to reach her yesterday.
It happened at Hampton Loade station on the Kidderminster to Bridgnorth line.
The train was just pulling off the station heading for Bridgnorth when the woman's Jack Russell dog ran off down the platform.
The woman ran after the dog and fell over into the gap between the train and the platform. The woman's partner also fell into the gap. The couple are believed to be elderly.
The train guard pulled the emergency brake and the train was stopped. The woman suffered a serious injury to her leg but her partner was believed to have escaped with minor injuries.
Firefighters went underneath the train to release the man. He was taken to hospital in Telford.
Fire crews also helped the woman who was still trapped under the carriage and in pain. The crews spent 90 minutes releasing the woman who was then taken by Air Ambulance to Selly Oak hospital in Birmingham.
