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Youths throw woman on rail tracks Woman pushed on to railway tracks
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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 men pushed a woman on to railway tracks after she told them to stop smoking, police have 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. The woman, 58, suffered a broken wrist and bruises to her legs at Farningham Road station in Kent but officers said she was lucky to be alive.
Southeastern rail firm said the woman spoke to the youths on the station platform, where smoking is banned. She landed inches away from the live third rail, which carries 750 volts.
A scuffle started and she was thrown onto the tracks before fellow passengers pulled her off. Det Insp Bob Richardson said it appeared the woman had spoken to the two men about smoking earlier in the week.
'Lucky to be alive' He said the woman walked along the London-bound platform and was pushed on to the line as she passed the men at 0700 BST on Wednesday.
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. The woman was taken to hospital and was later released, he added.
"We are appalled by this incident and hope the perpetrators are quickly identified," he said. This is clearly a serious situation and our concern is for the woman at this time Southeastern statement
A spokesman for British Transport Police said the woman was lucky to be alive because the "live" rail was carrying 750 volts of electricity. Det Insp Richardson said: "The woman was very lucky she was not more seriously injured."
He said officers were studying CCTV footage of the incident and were following up a number of leads. Police were looking into a number of leads and were viewing CCTV from the station, he said.
A statement from rail operator Southeastern said: "This is clearly a serious situation and our concern is for the woman at this time."
Rush hour disruption
Fellow commuters pulled the woman from the tracks after a scuffle between the woman and the man, earlier reports said.
Train services between Kent and London were disrupted during the morning rush hour because the power had to be turned off.
One of the men was described as white, in his mid 20s, and about 6ft, with a stocky build. He had short cropped brown hair and was wearing beige shorts, a green round-necked T-shirt and trainers.
The other man was white and in his early 20s with a medium build, bright red shorts and a dark top.
Officers are trying to establish what the men did after the attack.