Woman’s leg severed in train accident, security guard credited with saving her life
SAN ANTONIO TX Nov 20 2017 – A woman was taken to an area hospital in stable condition after her leg was severed in a train accident.
Police said the woman was walking near train tracks at West Martin and North Medina streets when she was clipped by a train. The woman was pulled under the train and one of her legs was severed in the accident.
A security guard at Haven for Hope saw what happened and rushed to apply a tourniquet to the woman’s injury.
Police said the security guard’s quick thinking may have saved the woman’s life.
