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Sunday, October 18, 2009

I realized that I posted this story very late. But, still I want to post this here because Melbourne has been a special place to me.
Baby in pram hit by train, then goes home | National News | News.com.au
A BABY has escaped serious injury after being hit by a moving train at a railway station in Melbourne.

The six-month-old baby boy was rushed to hospital after his pram fell onto tracks and into the path of an oncoming train at Ashburton station yesterday afternoon.

The pram and baby were clipped by the tram dragged 30m along the railway tracks.

Paramedics who treated the baby at the scene described the infant's injuries, mostly a head bump, as "miraculous".

Intensive care paramedic Jon Wright said they arrived to find the six-month-old baby being comforted by his mother.

"It appears that the baby was strapped into his pram which has rolled forward onto the tracks and into the path of an oncoming train,’ he said.

"Fortunately the train was slowing as it pulled into the station. The pram was pushed along the tracks for about 30m.

"The baby received a bump to his head and was distressed when we arrived. Luckily he was strapped into his pram at the time, which probably saved his life,’ Mr Wright said.

He was assessed by paramedics and taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital in a stable condition.

The baby is now back home after being treated at Royal Children’s Hospital.

The incident comes just a day after Connex and Kidsafe warned parents about the dangers of three-wheeler prams on the train network.

Services on the Alamein line have been suspended.

Major delays are expected and Connex is calling in buses to replace services.

Connex has advised commuters to use tram routes 70 to Riversdale and Willison and 75 to Burwood and Hartwell, or bus route 734 to Ashburton.


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