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A man who has his penis severed in an horrific industrial accident has been successfully operated on.

Surgeons have managed to save the man's penis in an eight-hour operation at Southmead Hospital in Bristol.

The man, who has not been named, had his penis severed by a saw.

The air ambulance and a large team of paramedics rushed to the scene in Moreton Valence, near Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, but the man was transferred to Southmead by land ambulance.

Doctors are maintaining constant care to treat him following major injuries to his groin.

The family member added that the man's penis had not been lost following efforts by surgeons.

(Image: Gloucestershire Live)

They said: "He is in a lot of pain. This will take a long time to get over.''

The relative also praised the quick thinking actions of another man who was on the scene at the time of the incident.

"He saved his life," he told the Bristol Post .

Investigations by the Health and Safety Executive are now under way following the incident which happened on Monday afternoon.

The man remains in a serious condition in hospital following eight hours of surgery.