Woman, 74, hit by train at Grange train station

A woman has been hit by a train at the Grange rail crossing, the second such accident in two days. Witnesses say the train screeched to a halt but was unable to stop in time.

A woman has been hit by a train near Terminus St and McLean Ave at the Grange rail crossing.

Emergency services were called to the railway station just after 1.30pm after reports of an incident.

The 74-year-old local woman was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a critical condition with life-threatening injuries.

The Advertiser understands she suffered damage to her legs.

Services on the Grange was suspended in both directions but is now running normally.

Emergency services at East Grange rail crossing, where a pedestrian was struck by a train near Terminus Street, Grange. Picture NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

Train passenger Elizabeth Crawford, 63, from Northgate said she was on the train with a friend and three young kids, when the train came to an emergency halt.

“We were on the train when we heard the train horn and then the train stopped really quickly,” Ms Crawford said.

“Not quickly enough to jolt us out of our seats, but within seconds, then I said to my friend, I think it’s some sort of emergency.

Elizabeth Crawford with her grandchildren Matilda and Tommy, waiting after the crash. Picture NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

“And next minute they announced that there was an emergency on the track, and somebody has been hit on the track crossing.”

Ms Crawford said emergency services who first responded to the incident, were extremely professional and checked on all the passengers during the ordeal.

“Nobody on board has been injured or got thrown and everybody was fine,” Ms Crawford said.

The pedestrian, reportedly a woman in her 70s, was rushed to hospital. Picture NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

Another passenger, Jenaya Jones-Lowe, 18, from Devon Park, was travelling to the city when the incident occurred.

“I just heard him (the train driver) beeping for a really long time and trying to slow down,” Ms Jones-Lowe said.

“A whole heap of people rushed towards them ... I just knew that it was really bad.

“I saw someone on the stretcher, and there was just a lot of people ... mostly people on the street that all came rushing straight away,” Ms Jones-Lowe said.

Emergency services are at the scene investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious rail crash at Grange after a pedestrian was struck by a train, suffering life-threatening injuries. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

This comes after an 11-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after being hit by a train at Evanston Gardens on Tuesday.

However Tambelin Station, where the Trinity College year 7 student was struck, is not due to receive activated gates to improve safety Department of Infrastructure and Transport (DIT) head Jon Whelan said on Wednesday.

Police at Tambelin train station in Evanston Gardens, after the boy was hit on Tuesday. Picture: Matt Loxton

“That wasn’t one of the ones identified (for safety upgrades)” Mr Whelan told ABC Radio Adelaide on Wednesday morning.

Currently there are 17 of the 52 crossings on the Gawler line scheduled to receive $4m activated gates, which open and close as trains approach.

Mr Whelan said the station is safe despite the incident.

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