Boy seriously injured after falling under train at North Melbourne Station

A schoolboy remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition after becoming trapped under a train at North Melbourne Station on Monday afternoon.

Ambulance Victoria said it was called to the incident in North Melbourne at about 3.50pm on May 11. Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance and Advanced Life Support paramedics treated the boy at the scene before he was taken by road ambulance to the Royal Children’s Hospital with a serious lower body injury.

In a statement issued on May 12, St Aloysius College North Melbourne confirmed the boy was a Year 7 student at the school and said the incident had occurred at around 4pm on Platform 6. 

According to information provided to the college, the student had been standing with friends near the edge of the platform as a train arrived when his school bag became caught, causing him to fall onto the tracks.

The college said fellow students responded immediately, with one pressing the platform emergency button and calling Triple Zero while others communicated clearly with transport authorities. It praised the “calm and responsible actions” of those at the scene.

Emergency services and transport officials arrived promptly and enacted established emergency procedures, according to the school. Senior members of the college leadership team, including the Year 7 leader, attended the station as soon as possible to support students who had witnessed the incident, liaise with emergency services and provide care and reassurance. After being freed by emergency crews, the student was taken to hospital by ambulance.

“As of 8.30am this morning, the student remains under medical care,” the college said in its statement on May 12, adding that its thoughts, prayers and support were with the student and his family.

The school said the wellbeing of students, staff and the wider college community remained its priority, with counselling and pastoral care being offered to those affected by the incident. Parents and guardians concerned about their child’s wellbeing have been encouraged to contact the college directly.

St Aloysius also thanked first responders and emergency services personnel who attended the scene, and again acknowledged the actions of the students present during what it described as a distressing situation.

The college has asked the media and public to respect the privacy of the student, his family and the wider school community at this time.