Young boy killed, second fighting for life after pair became trapped in garage door

A Melbourne father found his young son’s body crushed in a garage door on Saturday night, in a tragic accident that seriously injured another boy.

A nine-year-old boy has died at an apartment block on Mason St in Newport, in a tragic incident that saw him and another child trapped in a garage door. Picture NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

A young boy has been killed and a second seriously injured after the pair became trapped in a garage door on Saturday night.

Abdul Razack Tarawaley, 9, is believed to have been playing with a friend in the Newport, west Melbourne apartment complex where he lived when he was crushed by the automatic door.

Abdul’s father, who shares the same name as him, told The Herald Sun he found his son trapped at the top of the garage door after going to check on him.

“I tried to pull down the gate but I can’t because it’s too big, it’s too heavy,” he said.

“I touched his head, I touched his fingers, all is cold.”

Abdul Razack Tarawaley was killed after becoming trapped in a garage door in Newport, west Melbourne. Picture: Facebook

The 9-year-old could not be revived, while a second boy was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Picture: Supplied

Emergency services were called to reports two boys were trapped in the door on Mason Street about 7.30pm.

Abdul was treated at the scene, but could not be saved.

The second child, who has not yet been identified, was taken to Royal Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.

Mr Tarawaley told reporters at the home on Sunday his son was just weeks from his 10th birthday, and had dreamt of being a doctor.

“He touched our life,” he said.

”I miss him so much. Even in school, he was the smartest. He loved to play soccer.

“It’s really hard. The grief is real, my only child, we have nobody else.”

The boy was crushed on top of the apartment block’s garage door. Picture NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Tributes were fast-flowing on Mr Tarawaley’s Facebook page on Sunday, with more than 200 sharing their sympathies in the space of just hours.

One shared their love for “Junior”, thanking the boy for “so many memories”.

“My heart aches with such sudden news. Finding it so difficult to believe. You’ll forever be in my heart my Ju,” they wrote.

Another wrote: “It is very painful. I’m just in shock, pain and grief.”

The uncle of Abdul, 9, told reporters the family were angry to see there did not appear to be any safety mechanism on the apartment block’s garage door. Picture NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie

Abdul’s uncle told reporters the family were incensed to find there did not appear to be any safety mechanism on the garage door that could have prevented the boy’s death.

“The door only had a button to go up and down and where the button is placed is reachable to kids,” he said.

“There is no proper safety measures.”

An investigation is underway into the circumstances of the tragic accident.

Police are not treating the incident as suspicious.

Originally published as Young boy killed, second fighting for life after pair became trapped in garage door