Extraordinary footage captures terrifying moment teens hang from speeding train before one falls onto the tracks on Sydney Harbour Bridge: Boy, 17, left in induced coma and fighting for life
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A teenage boy is in a coma fighting for life after he fell while train surfing across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Emergency responders were called to the scene at about 11.30am on Thursday following reports a person had fallen from a northbound train onto the tracks near Milsons Point station.
The 17-year-old boy was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma.
A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman confirmed the injured boy suffered serious head, chest and pelvic injuries.
Terrifying footage showed two teenagers hanging from the side of the moving train as it sped over the bridge.
Police have begun an investigation into the incident.
Luke Barrett, a police transport command inspector, said two other people were assisting with inquiries.
'Initial inquiries and review of CCTV [footage] and speaking to witnesses that were onboard the service indicates the male person was riding on the outside of the train in an activity which is commonly referred to as "buffer riding",' Barrett said.
Emergency services responded after a teen fell from a moving train on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
The boy was rushed to hospital in a critical condition
'We would really like to take this opportunity to encourage any person that is considering or actively engaged in this type of activity to not get caught up in the social media hype - in the videos that circulate around, glorifying this type of activity.
'This is highly dangerous. It carries an extreme level of risk and the consequences, should something goes wrong, can result in very serious injuries or possible death.'
Barrett claimed cases of train surfing rose during school holidays and warmer months.
Jas Tumbler, the acting chief executive of Sydney Trains, told The Guardian the incident was 'really tragic' and sent condolences to the teeanger's loved ones.
'You just don't mess or play with a 400-tonne train; there will always be significant consequences and these are life changing events that occur,' he said.
It's understood paramedics had to carry to boy 400m through a railway corridor between Wynyard and Milsons Point train stations.
They were then met by a road ambulance which rushed the boy to hospital.
He remained in a critical condition on Thursday afternoon.
Footage has emerged on the teens trainsurfing
One boy was rushed to hospital where he is being treated
Trains stopped running on the T1 North Shore line between Wynyard and Milsons Point in both directions for more than an hour.
Resumed services initially suffered delays over 40 minutes long.
Commuters were urged to use the Metro or make alternative arrangements, and to allow for extra travel time.
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