Today it is reported that a woman was pushed onto the tracks at Farningham Road station in Kent who was waiting to travel to London.

Police said the incident happened at 7am this morning as the 58-year-old woman was walking along the London-bound platform at the station.Detective Inspector Bob Richardson said it would appear the woman had been involved in a verbal altercation with two men at the station over smoking.

"It would appear the woman had spoken to the men about smoking earlier this week. This morning when she was at the station, she was walking past the same men when one them pushed her and she fell onto the track.

"She suffered a fractured wrist and bruising to her legs. She was taken to hospital for treatment but has since been released.

"The woman was very lucky she was not more seriously injured. The third rail carries 750 volts of electricity and she could have been electrocuted or even struck by an early morning train."

Police are looking into a number of leads and are viewing CCTV from the station.  One of the males was described as being a white male, aged in his mid 20s, about 6ft tall, with a stocky build. He had short cropped brown hair, was wearing beige shorts, a green round-necked t-shirt and trainers.The second male was a white male in his early 20s, with a medium build, bright red shorts and a dark top.

Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact BTP on 0800 40 50 40 quoting log 83 of 6/8.

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