Grieving family members gathered at Baldwin Avenue station in Auckland’s Mount Albert on Wednesday evening after a young boy died after being hit by a train.
Police were called to the station shortly before 3.30pm, with an officer at the cordon confirming to legacy media a boy had been struck.
Hato Honr St John deployed an ambulance and rapid response vehicle, while Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent three crews to assist police.
Passengers reported the train braking suddenly after the driver spotted a person on the tracks. Police have not confirmed whether the boy was a student. Auckland Transport said limited train services had resumed between the city centre and Morningside, and between Avondale and Swanson.
The train will win every time
Extremely distressing time for a family
Put Yourself in that situation
A good realization at any time
Maybe the train was meant to win
Extremely distressing times for many families
Put yoursef in that situation
A good realization at any time
You’ll have to take Us through that
But anyway spare a thought for the driver too
Who may have had a birds eye view and helpless to act in what was unfolding