Sarah de Lagarde at the top of the mountain

A WOMAN who lost two limbs after being run over by two tube trains has returned to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro two years later.

Sarah de Lagarde, who lives in Camden Town, became the first woman to reach the top of the mountain with two prosthetics after completing the feat on August 14.

She told the New Journal it was her dream to return to the top of the mountain she had climbed a few weeks before her horrific accident on the Northern line in September 2022.

She also visited a centre for prosthetics and rehabilitation in Moshi, Tanzania, where she met amputees facing similar challenges as her.

Ms de Lagarde said: “Standing atop Kilimanjaro was a moment of triumph over adversity, not just for me but for everyone who has faced and overcome challenges. Visiting the prosthetics centre in Moshi was incredibly humbling. It reminded me why we embarked on this journey – to inspire and help others to see beyond their limitations.”

One of our previous interviews with Sarah de Lagarde

Ms de Lagarde scaled the mountain with her husband Jeremy, their two daughters, and a team of medical professionals including Kat Sizer and Cat Weber. It is an 82 kilometre hike that takes five days and a 1500-metre daily ascent.

The climb aimed to raise £25,000 funds for the charity STAND that helps amputees in conflict zones and developing countries.

Sarah De Lagarde outside the High Court

In 2022, shortly after her accident and while still in hospital, Ms De Lagarde told the New Journal: “All I remember is thinking to myself as I was lying in that dirty ditch in High Barnet that I did not climb Mount Kilimanjaro to die here in the cold wet gravel. I am not dying here. No way. I need to be with my daughters. One minute you are on top of the world, the next you’re hitting rock bottom.”

After missing her stop at Camden Town she had woken up in High Barnet where she slipped and fell onto the tracks, severely injuring herself. Unable to get up, she was run over by a train.

She then lay there shouting out for help but no one came. Another train pulled in on top of her. In hospital, her leg and arm had to be amputated.

She has launched legal action and called for better safety measures at stations from Transport for London, who have denied responsibility for her life-changing injuries.

The New Journal has followed her recovery story, which has included being fitted with an futuristic bionic arm that can be commanded using impulses from the brain. She has described herself as “80 per cent human, 20 per cent robot”.

To learn more of find out how to donate to the cause visit https://www.sarahdelagarde.com/