Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated his device in a tunnel near Edgware Road Tube station in 2005 7/7 man trapped under Tube doors
Mohammad Sidique Khan detonated his device in a tunnel near Edgware Road Tube station in 2005 A survivor of the 7 July bombings in London has described the moment he was blown off his feet and left trapped under a set of Tube train doors.
Daniel Belsten told an inquest one of the blasts left him lying on the floor feeling like he was being electrocuted.
He was on the same Edgware Road train as bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan who killed himself and six others in 2005.
The inquests into the deaths of the 52 victims began in October, and are expected to last several months.
‘Burning metal’
Mr Belsten said: “I just felt a whack to the side of my head. I saw a white flash, everything was in slow motion. I felt like I was falling through the floor of the carriage.
“I could feel hot metal burning, I felt like I was being electrocuted.
“I felt like my legs were on the track and they were going down the track and my legs were being sliced off.
“I just remember the doors being on top of me. I was trapped down on the floor then looked up.”
Eventually help arrived and the doors were lifted off the dazed passenger, allowing him to sit down in a seat, the inquest heard.
He said he sat for a long period of time and was given a glass of water before being led to a platform while still shaky.
“I looked down at my legs and they were still there. I just felt a bit relieved. I just sat there, in shock, a bit dazed,” he said.
He recounted the scene of carnage before him, including seeing a man previously dressed in a suit sitting in his underwear and a woman who was short of breath crying out and holding her chest.
He recalled: “I just sat there, just staring into space, I was just looking, just thinking it’s crazy the situation I was in.”
Mr Belsten was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington with a fractured cheekbone and left arm, plus damaged ears.
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Laura Webb Age: 29 
Ms Webb was from Islington in north London and worked as a personal assistant with DDB Europe, an advertising company, based in Paddington. Witness statements indicate that she survived for a short period after the explosion, despite being the second closest to the bomber. A number of passengers tried in vain to save her and to maintain her circulation, with the help of other commuters who shouted instructions.
Jonathan Downey Age: 34 
Mr Downey lived in Milton and Keynes and worked in human resources for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, one of the capital
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