Several people were injured today after a cement mixer fell from a bridge on to a passenger train in Surrey.
The vehicle fell from an overbridge landing on carriages of a train in Oxshott just after 3pm this afternoon.
The spokesman said: "At around 1530 at Oxshott in Surrey the 1505 Guildford to London Waterloo service operated by South West Trains was halted when a cement mixer lorry came off an overbridge.
"The vehicle landed on some of the train's coaches of an eight-coach unit. So far, there are no reports of fatalities though it is believed there are several people injured," said a spokesman for the British transport police.
"The incident was reported to police at 3.33pm. Officers are currently on scene, along with paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Surrey Fire service," he added.
It is thought up to 40 people were on the train at the time, four of whom suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the cement mixer is thought to be seriously injured.
The train involved was a Guildford to London Waterloo service.
Agencies