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A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after falling from a moving train while allegedly train surfing on Sydney Harbour Bridge. Emergency services responded at around 11.30am on Thursday, and the teenager was transported to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he remains in an induced coma.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage and witness accounts as part of their investigation into the incident. Transport Command has alerted the public about the dangers associated with activities like ‘buffer riding,’ which pose severe risks to participants.
Transport Command Inspector Luke Barrett warned that “this is highly dangerous” due to the extreme risks involved in activities like ‘buffer riding’, which can lead to serious injuries or death. Following the incident, the T1 North Shore line experienced significant delays, with commuters advised to seek alternative travel arrangements as services resumed.
What remains unclear — The identities and roles of the two other individuals assisting police with their inquiries have not been disclosed.
Teenager fights for life after falling from train on Sydney Harbour Bridge
A 17-year-old boy is fighting for his life after falling from a moving train while allegedly train surfing across Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Emergency services were called at around 11.30am on Thursday after reports that someone had fallen from a northbound train onto the tracks near Milsons Point station in Australia.
The teenager was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition, where he was placed in an induced coma.
An NSW Ambulance spokesperson said he had suffered serious injuries to his head, chest and pelvis.
Footage appears to show two teenagers clinging to the outside of the moving train as it travelled across the bridge.
Police have launched an investigation, with two other people assisting officers with their inquiries.
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The teenager was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition (Picture: Xinhua/Shutterstock)
The 17-year-old was allegedly train surfing across Sydney Harbour Bridge (Picture: Xinhua/Shutterstock)
Transport Command Inspector Luke Barrett said initial investigations, including CCTV footage and witness accounts, suggested the teenager had been taking part in an activity known as ‘buffer riding’.
‘This is highly dangerous. It carries an extreme level of risk and the consequences, should something go wrong, can result in very serious injuries or possible death,’ he continued.
Acting Sydney Trains chief executive Jas Tumbler described the incident as ‘really tragic’ and sent his condolences to the teenager’s family.
‘You just don’t mess or play with a 400-tonne train; there will always be significant consequences and these are life-changing events that occur,’ he told The Guardian.
An NSW Ambulance spokesperson said he had suffered serious injuries to his head, chest and pelvis (Picture: Xinhua/Shutterstock)
Paramedics are understood to have carried the boy around 400 metres along a railway corridor before transferring him to a road ambulance, which took him to hospital.
The incident also caused major disruption to services on the T1 North Shore line, with trains suspended in both directions between Wynyard and Milsons Point for more than an hour.
Services later resumed but initially faced delays of more than 40 minutes, with commuters urged to use the WTX or make alternative travel arrangements.
Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
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