Woman’s leg stuck in toilet on train, freed
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:31.01.2019
There was a flutter at Chennai Central Railway Station on Tuesday evening when a woman’s leg got stuck in the steel commode of a western toilet on a train. Soon, police, railway workers and paramedics rushed into the toilet of the Hyderabad-bound Charminar Express, cut open the commode and freed Bejjenki Bharathamma.
After her ‘rescue’, the 40-year-old, a native of Andhra Pradesh who lived in the city and was on a visit home, decided to cancel her trip. The train, which was scheduled to depart at 6.10pm, finally left after a delay of around 35 minutes, police said.
Preliminary inquiries by police revealed that Bharathamma had boarded the train well ahead of its scheduled departure and decided to use the toilet when the accident occurred. She got on to the commode when she slipped and her leg got stuck. The woman, despite being caught in an uncomfortable position, managed to open the door and began screaming for help. A few of her co-passengers called the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel.
Immediately, an RPF team and some Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel along with some Southern Railway technicians rushed to the spot after alerting the paramedical staff at the Apollo Emergency Care Centre at the station.
“It was a task for the paramedical staff as the steel commode had to be removed without damaging the woman’s leg that was trapped inside,” said a police officer.
Using power equipment, the paramedics removed the commode after cutting the sheet covering it in a 10-minute operation. The woman was later taken to the Apollo Emergency Care Centre and administered first aid.
The incident happened on Hyderabad-bound Charminar Express
It was a task for the paramedical staff as the steel commode had to be removed without damaging the woman’s leg that was trapped inside
POLICE OFFICER
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:31.01.2019
There was a flutter at Chennai Central Railway Station on Tuesday evening when a woman’s leg got stuck in the steel commode of a western toilet on a train. Soon, police, railway workers and paramedics rushed into the toilet of the Hyderabad-bound Charminar Express, cut open the commode and freed Bejjenki Bharathamma.
After her ‘rescue’, the 40-year-old, a native of Andhra Pradesh who lived in the city and was on a visit home, decided to cancel her trip. The train, which was scheduled to depart at 6.10pm, finally left after a delay of around 35 minutes, police said.
Preliminary inquiries by police revealed that Bharathamma had boarded the train well ahead of its scheduled departure and decided to use the toilet when the accident occurred. She got on to the commode when she slipped and her leg got stuck. The woman, despite being caught in an uncomfortable position, managed to open the door and began screaming for help. A few of her co-passengers called the Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel.
Immediately, an RPF team and some Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel along with some Southern Railway technicians rushed to the spot after alerting the paramedical staff at the Apollo Emergency Care Centre at the station.
“It was a task for the paramedical staff as the steel commode had to be removed without damaging the woman’s leg that was trapped inside,” said a police officer.
Using power equipment, the paramedics removed the commode after cutting the sheet covering it in a 10-minute operation. The woman was later taken to the Apollo Emergency Care Centre and administered first aid.
The incident happened on Hyderabad-bound Charminar Express
It was a task for the paramedical staff as the steel commode had to be removed without damaging the woman’s leg that was trapped inside
POLICE OFFICER
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