A mum lost an arm and a leg after falling onto rail tracks and being run over by two trains.
Sarah de Lagarde, 44, from Camden, north London, was commuting home from work on Friday, 30 September when she lost her footing and fell in the gap between the train and platform edge.
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She fell asleep during her journey home and as she rushed to get off the train, she fell into the gap.
The accident happened at High Barnet station and the mum-of-two said she was left ‘bloodied and mangled’ when the train hit her as it left the station. She was then run over by another train pulling into the station.
It took around 15 minutes for somebody to hear her calls for help and contact the emergency services. Once she was found, Sarah was rushed to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, by air ambulance.
She was then transported to a specialist unit where her arm and leg were amputated.
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Three months on from the accident, Sarah sat down with Good Morning Britain presenters Charlotte Hawkins and Rob Rinder to discuss the accident
As she lay on the tracks, the mum thought about her family which helped her through the ordeal. “I shouldn't be here, this is not supposed to happen I need to go home to see my family. That thought about my family kept me going,” she recalled.
She also spoke about her recovery and how she was told she could have died ‘at least ten times’ and how ‘excited’ she is to be alive. “I'm good,” she said with a smile. “I'm feeling fine, I mean obviously this is a terrible thing to happen to one but I'm so privileged and grateful that I am alive.
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“That night I was told I could have died at least ten times, it was quite an accident to have happened but once you survive that, I was absolutely excited to be alive.
“The joy is there so if you think about it my family could have spent Christmas without me, the fact I am alive and that I am here is incredible.
“Everything has an extra sparkle to it.”
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Sarah was discharged from hospital last Friday.
Her husband, Jeremy de Lagarde, organised a GoFundMe page to raise money for an advanced prosthetic arm which acts on brain signals. So far more than £278,000 has been raised.
“2022 was on track to be the best year of my life… I was enjoying my job, I went on outdoor adventures with my kids and climbed Kilimanjaro in August and then about a month later my year took a dark turn,” she wrote on GoFundMe.
“BUT I'm alive and so so grateful to celebrate Christmas with my family. I thank you for your support and your kind encouragements.”
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Gregory Robinson