British Transport Police said the incident happened near Appley Bridge Railway Station and the man suffered 'life-changing' injuries
A man has been left with 'life changing injuries' after being hit by train near a station and 'losing his foot'.
An eyewitness, whose young daughter was on the train, wrote on social media: "The driver saw two men on the tracks, sounded his horn, and struck one [man] and the other ran off. They managed to get one out from underneath the train."The witness added: "They couldn't find the other male. The train couldn't continue until a full investigation was done, so the train was able to pull up to Appley Bridge station to let everyone off for fresh air.
"We were told two men [were] on the track. We had to sit on the train while police, fire and track staff searched around and under the train for the second male who they could not find. Police kept us updated.
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