Person hit by train at Portsmouth and Southsea had 'minor' injuries, say paramedics

At Portsmouth and Southsea railway station yesterday evening, a woman was struck by a train near platform one, at around 10.30pm.

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, was taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham for treatment.

Her injuries have been described as ‘minor’ by those who treated her at the scene.

A spokeswoman for British Transport Police said: ‘Officers were called to Portsmouth and Southsea station at 10.32pm last night following reports of a casualty on the tracks.

‘Paramedics also attended and a woman was taken to hospital where she received treatment for minor injuries.’

Currently, British Transport Police is not treating the incident as suspicious.

All lines to and from Portsmouth and Southsea station were blocked while emergency services attended the scene.

Paramedics spent more than an hour at the railway station, before the woman was escorted out close to midnight.

A spokesman for South Central Ambulance Service added: ‘We sent a rapid response vehicle, two ambulances, a paramedic team leader and our Hazardous Area Response Team to the location.

‘The patient was a woman believed to be in her 30s who was under the train on our arrival but did not appear to have sustained serious injuries.

‘Once she was safely removed from the rail lines, she received initial treatment from our staff at the scene before being taken to QA Hospital.’

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