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| Two youths threw a woman onto railway tracks after she told them to stop smoking, a rail operator has said. | Two youths threw a woman onto railway tracks after she told them to stop smoking, a rail operator has said. |
| The victim was taken to hospital with burns and a suspected broken collar bone after the attack at Farningham Road railway station in Kent. | |
| Southeastern rail firm said the woman spoke to the youths on the station platform, where smoking is banned. | Southeastern rail firm said the woman spoke to the youths on the station platform, where smoking is banned. |
| A scuffle started and she was thrown onto the tracks before fellow passengers pulled her off. | A scuffle started and she was thrown onto the tracks before fellow passengers pulled her off. |
| 'Lucky to be alive' | |
| Train services between Kent and London were disrupted during the morning rush hour because the power had to be turned off, a Southeastern spokesman said. | |
| "We are appalled by this incident and hope the perpetrators are quickly identified," he said. | "We are appalled by this incident and hope the perpetrators are quickly identified," he said. |
| A spokesman for British Transport Police said the woman was lucky to be alive because the "live" rail was carrying 750 volts of electricity. | |
| He said officers were studying CCTV footage of the incident and were following up a number of leads. |