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Journey by Journey => London to the Cotswolds => Topic started by: bobm on February 22, 2013, 11:26:46



Title: Man survives after being hit by a train near Hereford Station
Post by: bobm on February 22, 2013, 11:26:46
From the  Hereford Times (http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/10246319.Man__critical_but_stable__after_being_hit_by_train/)

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A MAN is in a critical but stable condition after being hit by a train in Hereford.
 
The man, believed to be in his 20s, was struck by the train yesterday evening on the line near Hereford station at around 7.40pm.
 
Officers from British Transport Police and West Mercia Police attended the incident along with medics from West Midlands Ambulance Service.
 
He was taken to Hereford County Hospital but later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
 
The incident is currently being treated as non-suspicious.


Title: Re: Man survives after being hit by a train near Hereford Station
Post by: stebbo on February 22, 2013, 16:46:22
Was he wandering onto the lines or was he trying to fare dodge?

On the subject of Hereford Station, is the gate from the car park still left open?



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