A 17‑year‑old boy is in critical condition after falling from the outside of a northbound Tangara train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, police said on Thursday.
Emergency services were dispatched at about 11.30 am to the railway corridor between Wynyard and Milsons Point stations after reports that the teenager had fallen onto the tracks from the bridge’s train platform. The boy suffered multiple injuries to his head, chest and pelvis.
Police investigators believe the incident was a case of “train surfing”, a dangerous practice in which a person rides or clings to a moving train. Sydney Trains warned that “you just don’t mess or play with a 400‑tonne train.”
The boy was taken to a hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition, according to authorities. No other passengers were reported injured in the incident.
Authorities have not released further details about the circumstances of the fall or the identity of the victim.
<small>Source: The Guardian — read the original story there.</small>
