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A woman's arm was partially severed when she fell between a train and the platform at a station in Berkshire.  The incident at Wokingham Station involved the 0804 GMT Reading to Redhill First Great Western service.

The 18-year-old's arm was partially severed below her elbow and she is in a serious but stable condition at Reading's Royal Berkshire Hospital.

A teenager's arm has been seriously injured after she fell between a train and the platform at Wokingham Station this morning.

The 18-year-old fell onto the tracks and was struck by a Reading to Redhill First Great Western train.  Her arm was badly damaged and she was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: "An 18-year old woman has been injured after falling onto the tracks at Wokingham railway station today.  The incident occurred around 8.15am and was attended by BTP, Thames Valley Police and the South Central Ambulance Service."

The accident led to disruption of train services.  Power to the lines had to be shut off.  First Great Western was diverting passengers into London and South West Trains had to send its Waterloo to Reading services via Ascot until power was turned back on just before 9.30am.