Woman is seriously injured in hospital after being hit by falling telegraph pole in train station car park

Published: 14:14, 19 June 2026 | Updated: 14:27, 19 June 2026 A woman remains seriously injured in hospital after she and another woman were struck by a falling telegraph pole at a train station in South Wales. Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to Pontyclun railway station on Thursday afternoon after a telegraph pole collapsed in the station car park, trapping two women beneath it. The pole was carrying live electricity cables when it fell.  Both women were taken to the University Hospital of Wales, where one continues to receive medical treatment, and the other has since been discharged. A spokesperson for South Wales Police in a statement said: 'South Wales Police was called at 12:50pm yesterday afternoon (Thursday June 18) to the car park for Pontyclun train station to reports of two women trapped underneath a telegraph pole. The pole, which had live electricity wires, fell on the two women at the car park of the Pontyclun railway station yesterday afternoon 'The women were taken to University Hospital of Wales where one continues to receive medical treatment, the other has since been discharged.' Pontyclun is an unstaffed station on the South Wales Main Line, serving routes between Cardiff and Maesteg, as well as some services between Cardiff and Swansea.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.