Overview
- The pole collapsed onto two women beside the car park and cycle path at Pontyclun railway station on Thursday, trapping them and prompting an air ambulance response.
- Both women were taken to the University Hospital of Wales, one patient has since been discharged and the other remains in a serious condition.
- Emergency services at the scene included South Wales Police and Welsh Ambulance Service crews, and members of the public assisted before paramedics arrived.
- The Health and Safety Executive and South Wales Police have opened initial enquiries and National Grid is working with emergency services while the cause of the collapse is being investigated.
- Pontyclun is an unstaffed stop on the South Wales main line and the presence of live electricity cables on the fallen pole increased rescue hazards and may prompt local scrutiny of utility pole safety.