A passenger has described the moment a concrete mixer lorry smashed onto the roof of a train after it had fallen from a bridge.
Footballer Timi Raji heard desperate cries from a trapped passenger after the lorry landed on the roof of a South West Trains Guildford to London Waterloo service near Oxshott in Surrey this afternoon.
Five people, one believed to be the lorry driver, were taken to hospital, two with serious injuries and three with minor injuries.
Mr Raji, 18, a semi-professional footballer with Woking Football Club, was in the carriage next to the one that was crushed and rushed to the adjoining door when the train ground to a halt following a loud bang.
He said: "The door was blocked but we could see someone was at the bottom of the carriage, trying to get out. The train had been crushed and the guy was trying to escape. He was on his stomach and we could only see his feet sticking out. My friends and I were trying to calm him down and talking to him. He was saying 'help, help'."
The man was rescued by emergency services and was believed to be suffering back injuries, he added.
Mr Raji was travelling home from Guildford in Surrey to London Waterloo with six teammates when the train was hit. He said: "All of a sudden we heard a bang and the lights were twitching, going on and off. No one knew what had happened. The train kept stopping. I thought it was a terrorist attack. A lot of people were panicking."
South West Trains said there were around 40 passengers on the train at the time of the collision.
A spokeswoman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said five people had been taken to hospitals in the area. Two were being treated for serious injuries and had been taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, London. One of these is believed to be the lorry driver.
Two other people have been taken to Epsom General Hospital in Surrey and another passenger has gone to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. A total of 39 passengers were assessed at the scene but did not need further treatment.
A passenger has described the moment a concrete mixer lorry smashed onto the roof of a train after it had fallen from a bridge.
Footballer Timi Raji heard desperate cries from a trapped passenger after the lorry landed on the roof of a South West Trains Guildford to London Waterloo service near Oxshott in Surrey this afternoon.
Five people, one believed to be the lorry driver, were taken to hospital, two with serious injuries and three with minor injuries.
Mr Raji, 18, a semi-professional footballer with Woking Football Club, was in the carriage next to the one that was crushed and rushed to the adjoining door when the train ground to a halt following a loud bang.
He said: "The door was blocked but we could see someone was at the bottom of the carriage, trying to get out. The train had been crushed and the guy was trying to escape. He was on his stomach and we could only see his feet sticking out. My friends and I were trying to calm him down and talking to him. He was saying 'help, help'."
The man was rescued by emergency services and was believed to be suffering back injuries, he added.
Mr Raji was travelling home from Guildford in Surrey to London Waterloo with six teammates when the train was hit. He said: "All of a sudden we heard a bang and the lights were twitching, going on and off. No one knew what had happened. The train kept stopping. I thought it was a terrorist attack. A lot of people were panicking."
South West Trains said there were around 40 passengers on the train at the time of the collision.
A spokeswoman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said five people had been taken to hospitals in the area. Two were being treated for serious injuries and had been taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, London. One of these is believed to be the lorry driver.
Two other people have been taken to Epsom General Hospital in Surrey and another passenger has gone to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. A total of 39 passengers were assessed at the scene but did not need further treatment.