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Baby in pram hit by train, then goes home
October 15th Thursday 2009
Baby in pram hit by train??Survives Uninjured ? Graphic! - YouTube
Australia —— 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.
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 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.
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.,
He was assessed by paramedics and taken to the Royal Childrens Hospital in a stable condition.
The baby is now back home after being treated at Royal Childrens Hospital.
The incident comes just a day after Connex and Kidsafe warned parents about the dangers of three-wheeler prams on the train network.
October 15th Thursday 2009
Baby in pram hit by train??Survives Uninjured ? Graphic! - YouTube
Australia —— 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.
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 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.
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.,
He was assessed by paramedics and taken to the Royal Childrens Hospital in a stable condition.
The baby is now back home after being treated at Royal Childrens Hospital.
The incident comes just a day after Connex and Kidsafe warned parents about the dangers of three-wheeler prams on the train network.
