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Train hits sick woman at station Train hits sick woman at station
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A woman suffered a fractured skull when she was hit by an express train as she leant over a platform to be sick.A woman suffered a fractured skull when she was hit by an express train as she leant over a platform to be sick.
The Watford Junction to Gatwick service was travelling at up to 65mph when it struck the 28-year-old at Purley Oaks station in Croydon, south London.The Watford Junction to Gatwick service was travelling at up to 65mph when it struck the 28-year-old at Purley Oaks station in Croydon, south London.
A police spokesman said she was found at the bottom of some steps in the station and taken to hospital with serious head injuries.A police spokesman said she was found at the bottom of some steps in the station and taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
The woman is believed to have leaned over the platform edge to be sick. She was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting for treatment.
As the non-stop 1812 GMT service from Watford Junction approached the driver saw a person in the headlights and sounded the horn. As the non-stop 1812 GMT service on Thursday from Watford Junction approached the driver saw a person in the headlights and sounded the horn.
The ambulance service was called at about 1920 GMT on Thursday and the woman was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting for treatment.