A woman had to have part of her leg amputated after slipping between a train and platform at Gatwick Airport.
The horrific accident occurred at around 9am today on platform seven of the busy station.
It's understood she slipped between the train after it had just pulled into the station and was pulled to safety by paramedics.
Power to the rails was turned off as medics treated the woman on the platform.
The woman, who has not been named, was taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, London, where she underwent emergency surgery, according to the British Transport Police.
A British Transport Police statement said: "Officers were called to Gatwick Airport station at 9am this morning following reports of a casualty on the tracks.
"Paramedics attended and a woman was taken to hospital by ambulance.
"She is being treated for a serious leg injury which is believed to be potentially life changing."
In April, a woman suffered serious injuries after falling from an upper balcony at Gatwick Airport.
The incident happened at the airport's South Terminal at around 6.30pm on April 24.
Ambulance crews attended the scene and were joined b y the air ambulance service.
The patient was treated for serious injuries at the scene before being airlifted to Kings College Hospital.
