A TRAGIC child is clinging to life after a horror train smash in Brisbane’s north just days before Christmas.
Emergency services swarmed the train station on Beams Road, Carseldine at around 6pm on Saturday after reports that a child had been struck by a freight train, sparking chaos on the network.
Queensland Police confirmed the seriously injured child was rushed to Brisbane Children’s Hospital in a life-threatening condition.
A spokesperson said: “Police and emergency services were called to a railway station on Beams Road, Carseldine just before 6pm this afternoon following reports a child had been struck by a train.”
Cops are investigating the incident.
No further details have been released about the child’s age or how the terrifying incident unfolded.
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The shocking scene brought major rail lines to a standstill, with Caboolture, Redcliffe Peninsula and Sunshine Coast services suspended between Geebung and Petrie.
Commuters were delayed for over an hour as authorities tended to the boy, with normal service resuming at 7.28pm.
Queenstown Ambulance have been approached for comment.
Last month, a one-year-old child was sadly killed after being struck by a train in New South Wales.
Paramedics raced the girl to hospital after the tragic accident in Baan Baa, near Narrabri, but the toddler later succumbed to her injuries.
Narrabri Shire Council Mayor Darrel Tiemens said: “Our hearts go out, obviously, to the family of the little girl tragically lost… it’s a devastating event and really deeply affected our close-knit community of Baan Baa.
“They’re a young family that’s moved into the area, is my belief, and it’s just tragic.”
The town has a population of just 170 and councillor Tiemens said the community would take a while to recover.
He said: “If this happened in a suburb of Sydney it would be tough, but when it happens in a tiny village where everyone knows everyone, its really hard to take.
“It’s an incredible community… they will rebuild but at the moment it’s just a matter for us all getting over the shock.”
The 22-year-old driver was taken to hospital for mandatory testing, but did not suffer any injuries.
Tiemens said that the community’s thoughts were with him too.
He added: “Also, the emergency service workers who had to attend until the small hours last night, and also the hospital staff who had to respond under such heartbreaking circumstances.”
A British teen tragically died in a train smash while on his way to work in October.
Harry Basham, 17, was described as a “brilliant and funny lad.”
Cops were called to Taunton, Somerset, when they received reports of of a casualty on the tracks.
Paramedics were also scrambled to respond to the railway tracks and battled to save Harry’s life.
Sadly, despite the best efforts of the medics, 17-year-old Harry was pronounced dead at the scene.
