Concrete mixer lorry crashes on to London train

A CONCRETE mixer lorry crashed off a bridge on to the roof of a passenger train yesterday.

The lorry driver was trapped in the wreckage of his vehicle after the incident involving the 1505 South West Trains Guildford to London Waterloo service near Oxshott.

Surrey Fire and Rescue service said two passengers had injuries which prevented paramedics taking them to hospital.

A spokeswoman said: "Two people are medically trapped, meaning they need to be stabilised before they can be taken off."

British Transport Police said the lorry driver and one passenger were "more seriously injured".

Four other people among the 40 passengers suffered minor injuries.

The lorry crashed through a brick wall on a bridge above the busy commuter line, landing on the roof of the third carriage from the back of the eight-carriage train near Oxshott station.

One passenger described on Twitter how he narrowly escaped injury.

The man, who was travelling to work and was still on the train, said: "See this sh*t on TV but it's actually happening to me."

He added: "Imagine we was gonna sit on that carriage too. God blessed us survivors today."

The passenger posted a series of pictures showing the roof of the train completely caved in.