A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after falling from a train in Sydney’s inner west on Saturday morning. The teenager suffered head and arm injuries between St Peters and Sydenham stations before 8.30am.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said the teenager was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown in a critical but stable condition.
A NSW Police spokeswoman said officers were told the 16-year-old had fallen from a train compartment onto the tracks.
“He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for serious head injuries before being taken to hospital for further treatment. Police have commenced an investigation into the incident.”
The corridor between St Peters and Sydenham stations is part of a major inner west rail link used by frequent Sydney Trains services.
Authorities have not confirmed how the boy fell from the train or whether it was the result of train surfing, an act where people ride on the outside of a moving train. There have been concerns about the number of train surfing incidents on the NSW rail network in recent months.
Sydney Trains chief executive Matthew Longland urged parents to discourage their children from train surfing earlier this year.
“Please talk to your children, let them know how dangerous this behaviour is,”
Earlier this year, a 13-year-old boy suffered serious head injuries after he fell from the inside of a train and landed on the tracks. It occurred on the NSW rail network and also resulted in serious head injuries.
Last year, the Minns Labor government announced a pledge to fit all of the double-decker T-set trains with anti-surfing devices by the end of 2026. This involves specially designed “nose cone” attachments, angled metal covers that block access to the tread plate between carriages – the area often used by so-called ‘buffer riders’ or ‘train surfers’ who cling to the outside of moving trains for social-media videos.
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