11-year-old boy taken to hospital in critical condition after being hit by train

An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital after he was hit by a train during the morning peak hour.

A child has suffered head injuries after being struck by a train this morning. Picture: NCA NewsWire

A young boy is fighing for life after being has been struck by a train during the busy morning commute.

Just before 8.15am on Tuesday, police and emergency services were called to the Tambelin Railway Station in Adelaide’s north after reports an 11-year-old boy had been struck by a train.

The child is being transported to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

SA Ambulance Service told NCA NewsWire the boy suffered head injuries and had been transported to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

Services along the Gawler train line between Elizabeth and Gawler had been halted, but were reactive as of 11.35am.

UDPATE (11:35AM): Gawler line services have now returned to normal running. pic.twitter.com/loDUGqUSGV

— Adelaide Metro (@AdelaideMetroSA) February 28, 2023

Witnesses at the scene told The Advertiser people were running alongside the train banging on the door.

“I saw his body and when I saw him he was (moving),” one passenger told The Advertiser.

“Outside our window was where he ended up,” another witness said.

“I didn’t notice him until after the train was stopped. It was a bit of a shock.”

SA Police advised Clark Road along the railway has been shut and commuters should avoid the area.

#BREAKING A child has been struck by a train at Tambelin Railway station. More to come @9NewsAdelpic.twitter.com/Uas6cLXiWz

— Inga Neilsen (@inga_neilsen) February 27, 2023

The child’s remains in a critical condition.