The Telegraph reported on July 22 that a double stroller carrying two-year-old twin daughters fell off the tracks from the platform at Carlton Metro Station in southern Sydney last Sunday.
Immediately after the incident, Anand Runwal, a 40-year-old father, jumped off the platform in an attempt to rescue his child. However, a train passing through the station crashed into the father and his 2-year-old daughter, who unfortunately died.
It is understood that Runwal and his wife Poonam moved from India to Sinian in October 2023 with their twin daughter, who works for an IT company in North Sydney.
At around 12:25 p.m. on the day of the incident, the couple walked out of the station elevator with their children in strollers, and a few minutes later, the police were called.
St George Area Commander的Paul Dunstan周日表示:"当他们走出电梯时,只是短暂的松开推着婴儿车的手。 ”
Anand Runwal (Credit: The Telegraph)
"It could have been a gust of wind, and we weren't quite sure yet, when the stroller suddenly started moving in the direction of the tracks."
According to Channel 7 News Australia, when Runwal tried to lift the stroller off the tracks, Poonam screamed, "Save my children. ”
Dunstan said the 40-year-old father jumped off the platform immediately after the incident to try to rescue his children, but a train that was not scheduled to stop at Carlton Station hit him and one of his daughters.
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"This act cost him his life, but it was an extremely heroic act," he said. Another two-year-old daughter miraculously survived when she fell between the tracks as the stroller rolled under the wheels of the train.
Poonam and her surviving daughter were taken to St George Hospital for evaluation, where the 39-year-old "suffered great psychological trauma" after her husband and daughter died at the same time.
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Surveillance cameras recorded the last moments before the tragedy as the family walked leisurely on the sidewalk, with the father pushing the twin daughters' strollers and the mother dragging their suitcases.
Runwal alumni posted a touching eulogy on social media on Sunday night.
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Shreyas Gopalakrishnan Thottarat写道:"亲爱的朋友,怀着沉重的心情,我要 告诉大家Anand Runwal(1999届)及其女儿不幸离世的消息. "
"We would like to extend our deepest condolences to their families and loved ones at this extremely difficult time."
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On Monday morning, police returned to the scene to continue their investigation, while commuters walked through the station, some laying flowers and paying tribute to the father and daughter.