Man in hospital after being struck by train in Townsville

A man has suffered serious head and leg injuries after he was struck by a train.

Emergency services at an incident where a man was hit by a train at Railway Estate in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A man has suffered serious head, back and leg injuries after he was struck by a train.

Emergency services were called to the incident near Boundary St, Railway Estate shortly after midnight.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said paramedics rushed the man, aged in his 40s, to hospital in a serious condition.

Police are investigating the incident. A Queensland Police Service spokesman said it was unknown if the incident was a case of “misadventure” or a “workplace incident”.

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Originally published as Man in hospital after being struck by train in Townsville