Overview
- A 16-year-old boy fell from a carriage onto the tracks between St Peters and Sydenham and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance.
- Paramedics rushed the boy to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with serious head and arm injuries and he is reported to be in a critical but stable condition.
- Officers from Inner West Police Area Command have opened a formal investigation into the circumstances of the fall.
- Reports link the incident to train-surfing, a dangerous stunt in which people ride on the outside of moving trains and risk falls, electrocution or being struck by infrastructure.
- The episode has intensified scrutiny of last year’s Minns government pledge to fit all double-decker Tangara (T‑set) trains with anti-surfing devices by the end of 2026 and puts pressure on faster rollout.