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Cement mixer falls on commuter train

LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A cement-mixing truck fell from a bridge Friday onto one car of a London-bound commuter train, injuring the truck driver and four rail passengers, police said.

The truck driver and one person from the train were seriously hurt, The Guardian reported. They were rushed to a London hospital, while the other three were treated at a hospital in Surrey for minor injuries.

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The crash occurred near Oxshott in Surrey at about 3:30 p.m. The train was heading from Guildford to Waterloo Station.

Timi Raji, a semi-pro soccer player who was in the car next to the one that was hit, told the Guardian one passenger was trapped.

"He was on his stomach and we could only see his feet sticking out," Raji said. "My friends and I were trying to calm him down and talking to him."

Raji said many passengers were panicking, thinking the train had been attacked by terrorists.

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