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Women fighting for life after telegraph pole falls on them at busy train station

Two women were critically injured when a telegraph pole with live electricity wires fell on them at Pontyclun train station in Rhondda, Wales. They were hospitalized and receiving medical treatment. South Wales Police responded to the incident, and an air ambulance was dispatched to the scene.

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A telegraph pole with live electricity wires fell onto two women at a busy train station in Rhondda, Wales, leaving the pair fighting for their lives in hospital

11:49, 19 Jun 2026

Two women have been left fighting for their lives after a telegraph pole fell onto them at a busy train station .

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An air ambulance raced to the scene in Rhondda, Wales at 12:50pm on Thursday after reports the women had been left trapped underneath the pole.

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One of the women is believed to have suffered "life-threatening" injuries while the other was also described as critical following the incident at Pontyclun train station.

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The pole, which had live electricity wires, struck the women at the car park of the station before they were rushed to University Hospital of Wales.

A police spokesperson said: " South Wales Police was called at 12.50pm this afternoon to the car park for Pontyclun train station to reports of two women trapped underneath a telegraph pole.

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"The women have been taken to University Hospital of Wales where they continue to receive medical treatment."

Pontyclun station, which is unstaffed, is located on the south Wales line between Cardiff and Maesteg and occasionally serves regional Swanline services running between Cardiff Central and Swansea.

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Women fighting for life after telegraph pole falls on them at busy train station

Two women were critically injured when a telegraph pole with live electricity wires fell on them at Pontyclun train station in Rhondda, Wales. They were hospitalized and receiving medical treatment. South Wales Police responded to the incident, and an air ambulance was dispatched to the scene.

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