A BLIND man has called for more safety measures at Truro railway station after falling into the gap between the platform and a carriage while boarding a train.
David Halliwell, 30, from Melvill Road, Falmouth, suffered serious bruising when he fell into the gap while trying to board the 4.55pm Plymouth to Penzance train run by Wessex Trains but says he could have been more seriously hurt.
He says the accident happened because the vehicles run by the company are narrower than other services and there is no warning for visually impaired as to where the end of the platform is.
Mr Halliwell, who is a producer at BBC Radio Cornwall in Truro, is calling for a "pimple platform" to be installed to warn people where the platform ends before someone is seriously injured.
He said the platform between the Falmouth branch line and the main Truro line was not very wide so it's quite dangerous for someone in his position without any guidance.
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