A POLISH man was rushed to hospital on Thursday evening after losing a hand in a freak railway accident in Alicante.
The man, aged in his late forties, was walking alongside railway tracks in the San Gabriel neighbourhood when a passing train generated a powerful air vortex that dragged him towards it.
He suffered a sudden amputation to one of his hands in the incident, as well as injuries to his legs.
Police officers were called to the scene and quickly applied a tourniquet to the man’s arm to control the severe bleeding.
He was then rushed to hospital in a SAMU ambulance under police escort because of the seriousness of his injuries.
The Policia Nacional have opened an investigation to clarify the circumstances of the incident, with forensic teams attending the scene to carry out initial checks.
The section of the track where the accident happened was fenced off, according to local authorities.
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