Thane, February 23 A 28-year-old woman lost her arm after she slipped and fell while getting on an express train at the Thane station early Monday morning, police said.
The incident occurred when Seema Shabbir Sheikh (28), a resident of Kalva in Thane district, was trying to board the Mahanagari Express after it arrived at platform number 7 around 1 AM, according to a Government Railway Police (GRP) official.
She fell beneath coaches S-5 and S-6 of the train. Police personnel and porters rushed to the scene after an announcement was made about the accident.
Sheikh was pulled out from under the train, and it was found that her right arm had been severed from the shoulder. She also suffered a serious injury to her right leg, the GRP official said.
She was initially taken to Chhatrapati Shivaji Hospital and then to Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital for specialized surgical care.
Subsequently, her parents moved her to Sion Hospital for further treatment, officials said.
Further investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident is underway, the GRP official added.