Teenager in critical condition after likely ‘train surfing’ on Sydney Harbour Bridge, police say
Verified: 10 outlets in 5 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Australia.
‘You just don’t mess or play with a 400-tonne train’, Sydney trains says as 17-year-old suffers multiple injuries to head, chest and pelvis A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after falling from the outside of a train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge while he was likely train surfing, NSW police say. Around 11.30am on Thursday, emergency services were called to the railway corridor between Wynyard and Milsons Point train stations following reports someone had fallen from a northbound Tangara train onto the tracks on the bridge.
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1 outlet from Australia, where the story is: ABC (Australia) · how we count
- Nov 12, 2:20 AM UTCFirst reportTeen Injured in Fall From Train on Sydney Harbour Bridgemiragenews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:31 AM UTC+11 minBreaking: Teen injured in train fall on Sydney Harbour Bridgeabc.net.au ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:31 AM UTC · +11 min
- Nov 12, 2:36 AM UTC+16 minHarbour Bridge emergency after boy ‘falls from train’ with helicopter on scenemirror.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 4:25 AM UTC+2 hTeen fights for life after fall from train on Sydney Harbour Bridge1news.co.nz ↗
- Nov 12, 4:47 AM UTC+2 hTeenage boy seriously injured after falling from Sydney Harbour Bridge trainnst.com.my ↗
- Nov 12, 6:15 AM UTC+4 hSydney Harbour Bridge 'tragedy' as teen critically injured after train surf fallexpress.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 6:18 AM UTC+4 h· you’re reading thisTeenager in critical condition after likely ‘train surfing’ on Sydney Harbour Bridge, police saytheguardian.com ↗
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50m agoTeenager in critical condition after likely ‘train surfing’ on Sydney Harbour Bridge, police say ‘You just don’t mess or play with a 400-tonne train’, Sydney trains says as 17-year-old suffers multiple injuries to head, chest and pelvis A 17-year-old boy is in a critical condition after falling from the outside of a train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge while he was likely train surfing, NSW police say. Around 11.30am on Thursday, emergency services were called to the railway corridor between Wynyard and Milsons Point train stations following reports someone had fallen from a northbound Tangara train onto the tracks on the bridge.
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