Woman’s hand severed after she falls on railway track
A 20-year old woman’s hand was severed as she fell on the track while trying to board a train at a local railway station in nearby Vaikom on Friday, family sources said.
The accident happened when the woman, identified as Theertha, was trying to board a Kottayam-bound train in the morning.
She fell between the tracks after losing grip and her hand was severed in the process, local people said.
She was rushed to a nearby private hospital and a surgery to stitch the hand to the body is progressing.
