A TRAIN company has refused to contribute towards a teenager's prosthetic limb after he lost his arm in an accident.

Dominic Holloway had his left arm amputated after he slipped on a station platform and caught the limb under a train travelling to Bromsgrove.

He was 17 years old when the incident happened at Droitwich Railway Station on Friday, May 12.

His partner Tom jumped down onto the tracks to care for Dominic, whose surname was Preece at the time of the accident but has now taken his stepfather's surname Holloway.

Surgeons had to amputate his left arm below the shoulder. He is now in a stable condition.

London Midland says it is carrying out a "thorough" investigation into what happened.

But Mr Holloway's mother, Kerry, says she is 'disgusted' that the company has declined to help pay for her son's new arm.

Ms Preece, of Lowesmoor Terrace, Worcester, said: "London Midland came to see us and they decided that they wanted to help us and they were going to put it to the board of directors.

"They went away filling us with 'we can help you recover some of the lost earnings and a donation towards the arm'.

"We asked for support for Dominic's arm [prosthetic] privately.

"We thought that's the least they could do. We weren't asking for a handout.

"We didn't give them a rough figure, they asked what we spent and I said I'd lost £2,500 in savings.

"[Then] we got a phone call and they said after long deliberation we support lots of charities and won't be giving Dominic anything. I'm disgusted."

Ms Preece says she wants her son to get a prosthetic arm through the private sector and not the NHS.

"If I was to want my son like the bionic man with a hook on his arm, fair enough," she said.

"But that doesn't give him a chance in his career if he has an NHS arm.

"I want him to have the best he can have. To feel normal again."

She says Mr Holloway, who lives in Kidderminster, wants to work with horses and recently passed his level one horse care qualification.

Ms Preece added London Midland has offered to give them free train tickets.

A London Midland spokesman said: “This was a tragic accident. We appreciate this is a very difficult time for Dominic and all those close to him.

"We are keeping in regular contact with the family and have offered to help with travel and transport. A thorough investigation is continuing.

"This was a terrible accident. Any lessons will be shared across the whole of the rail industry and we have offered to share the final report with the family. "It would not be appropriate to comment further while the investigation continues.”

Anyone who wants to donate towards his prosthetic arm can do so online at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/droitwich-train-accident.