{"id":91762,"date":"2024-07-22T12:21:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T02:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=91762"},"modified":"2024-07-22T12:21:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T02:21:34","slug":"investigators-assess-train-speed-to-determine-how-father-daughter-died-after-pram-rolled-onto-sydney-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=91762","title":{"rendered":"Investigators assess train speed to determine how father, daughter died after pram rolled onto Sydney tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Investigators are studying CCTV vision from Carlton train station to determine how a pram carrying twin two-year-old girls was able to roll onto the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the girls was killed when she was hit by the train on Sunday afternoon, along with her 40-year-old father who jumped onto the tracks in an attempt to rescue his daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their bodies were removed from the scene last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His actions have been described as “incredibly brave and heroic”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other girl was found crying under the train and was taken to hospital for checks, along with her 39-year-old mother who watched the horrific scene unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators are piecing together video of the family of four making their way down the lifts and onto the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sydney Trains is working closely with NSW Police to establish what happened at the train station.(ABC News)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NSW Police Superintendent Paul Dunstan said they had just got out of the lift and the parents had taken their hands off the pram for a “very, very short period of time”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Whether it’s a gust of wind, we’re not quite sure, but it appears that the pram has instantly started to roll in the direction of the train lines.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, Sydney experienced severe winds which affected services at the nearby airport but conditions had eased by early Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, investigators will still try to assess whether a wind gust could have generated enough force to send the pram rolling onto the tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sydney Trains chief executive Matt Longland said these kinds of incidents were “incredibly rare” and they were working closely with police to build a picture of how the incident unfolded, including train speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigators will also assess if a wind gust may have played a part in the incident.(ABC News)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He said the train involved was not due to stop at that station and it was slowing down in line with protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was heading towards Bondi Junction, it was approaching the station with caution,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s how our drivers are instructed to drive in order that they can make sure that there’s no incidents on the platform. So I can’t comment on the speed it was operating at.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Rail Safety Regulator had been informed, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Superintendent Dunstan, the “train did stop at a short distance from the end of the platform”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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