Friday, November 02, 2007

Man Dies Under Train

A man has died this evening after he was severely deformed underneath a moving train at the Hamberg Train Station in Discovery.


According to bystanders on the scene, the patient and a family member was on the scene near the train. It is understood that they might have tried to board the train at the time of the incident. One of the men apparently landed between the platform and the train.

Paramedics from ER24 Emergency Services arrived on the scene, only to find the man almost unrecognisable underneath the train on the tracks. Due to the severity of the injuries, paramedics declared the man dead on the scene.

It is believed that the police have taken the family member to a nearby police station for questioning.

The train was stopped after the incident. The track remained closed during the forensic investigation by the police on the scene.

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