Passenger trapped under train (From News Shopper)

Passenger trapped under train

8:18am Thursday 18th September 2008 in

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A COMMUTER who fell from a station platform was rescued from under a train by the driver at Albany Park this morning.

The 41-year-old man who was trapped underneath the front carriage of a Charing Cross train, escaped with minor injuries.

Southeastern trains' services were disrupted by the incident and several scheduled trains had to be cancelled.

But a spokesman for Southeastern said he hoped there would not be any more delays.

Emergency services were called the incident at 6am and found the driver had already helped the man - who was covered in grease, but not seriously injured - climb from under the train and back onto the platform.

It is thought the driver and the man were treated for shock.

The 5.34am train the Charing Cross via Sidcup was delayed by 50 minutes, while a relief driver was found for the train.

A spokesman for Southeastern trains said: "This sort of thing can be quite upsetting for a driver.

"We have a chain of care for staff which they can access if they want to."

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