Sarah de Lagarde outside the Royal Courts of Justice

AN Islington law firm is representing a “bionic” woman who had to have two limbs amputated in a case against Transport for London.

Sarah de Lagarde spoke on the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice on Wednesday about how she was left undetected on the tracks at High Barnet station for 15 minutes and called for a comprehensive review of safety.

Represented by Leigh Day, in Clerkenwell, Ms de Lagarde said TfL failed to take “any moral or legal responsibility” for her injuries and was guilty of “victim-blaming”.

Ms de Lagarde said: “Twenty-two tonnes of steel crushed my limbs. 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.

“The vision of those train lights coming towards me, and these big wheels of steel – the noise still haunts me until this day.”

Ms de Lagarde said she spent 15 minutes on the tracks before anyone came to help her, and claims TfL staff “fumbled the rescue attempts” when she was eventually discovered.

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 and I am not in a position to comment publicly further.

“However, our thoughts continue to be with Sarah and her family following the devastating incident at High Barnet station and we have offered her direct support through the Sarah Hope Line.”