Khan will not meet woman who lost limbs in tube crash

SADIQ KHAN has ruled out meeting a commuter who lost her right arm and leg after being run over by two tube trains on her way back from work.

Sarah de Lagarde, who is suing Transport for London ( TFL) for not taking responsibility for the accident, claimed the Mayor of London’s office turned down her requests for a meeting with Sadiq Khan, despite an intervention from Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader.

However, when pressed by The Telegraph on whether Mr Khan was willing to meet Ms de Lagarde, his office continued to rule out the meeting until the claim is resolved.

A spokesman said: “The Mayor’s thoughts remain with Sarah and her loved ones. He has asked to be kept updated and is very keen to meet with Sarah once the claim is resolved.”

She has l aunched a l egal battle against the local government body, which, she says, has not accepted responsibility for what happened.

The 46-year-old mother slipped on a wet, uneven platform at High Barnet station in north London in September 2022, and fell down the gap between the train and the platform “into the darkness”.

She broke her nose and two front teeth in the fall, but nobody heard her desperate cries for help. After being hit by two separate trains, Mrs de Lagarde was rushed to hospital and had to have an arm and a leg amputated.

She now uses two prosthetic limbs, including a bionic arm.

Recalling her accident, she said outside the Royal Courts of Justice in central London yesterday: “There were no staff on that platform, and no one was watching CCTV. No-one had responded to my screams for help.

“Twenty-two tonnes of steel crushed my l i mbs, and, if that wasn’t bad enough, I remained on the tracks undetected until the second train came into the station, crushing me for a second time.

“A few weeks before I was hit by the two Tube trains, I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with my husband, which was a lifelong dream of mine.

“I felt on top of the world, and overnight all that changed. I am now severely disabled for life.”

Nick Dent, director of customer operations at London Underground, said: “TFL is responding to a legal claim which has been brought by solicitors on behalf of Sarah De Lagarde. I am not in a position to comment publicly further.

““Safety is our top priority and we continue to take every possible measure to learn from any incident and put in place appropriate improvements.”