Toddler rescued after falling under train
Three passengers crawled underneath a train at Sydney’s Wolli Creek station to rescue a child who was trapped after falling between the carriage and the platform.
According to 10 daily, the toddler’s mother had first taken her inside the train and was attempting to board with a baby in a pram on Monday around 9.15am when the incident occurred.
The mother started screaming that her daughter was under the train, witness Joseph Mourtada told the ABC.
Staff were alerted and three passengers jumped down to retrieve the young girl, who had crawled underneath the train and onto the other side of the tracks.
A clip shows the child later being reunited with her mother.
The mother said it was her daughter’s first time being on a train and it “might be the last for a while”.
“This would have been an incredibly distressing situation for any parent and we would like to thank our quick-thinking staff and customers for their actions in helping to rescue this young girl,” said Suzanne Holden, chief customer officer at Sydney Trains.
“Thankfully the toddler was unharmed, but incidents such as this serve as an important reminder that the gap between the train and the platform can vary across the network, and our staff are always happy to help if you require assistance.”