Re: Boy, 15, cracks skull in train leap

[Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@spin.net.au>]

The dumb prick should think himself lucky. It reminds me of a story that
happened a few years ago when a schoolkid jumped on a train at Blacktown but it
wasn't stopping where he wanted to get off (Kingswood or Werrington, I can't
remember). They were still scraping him off the platform the next day.

Scott Beecham wrote:

> (copied from the terrograph on Monday, couldn't find an online version)
>
> "When an express train failed to stop at Auburn Station sunday, teenager
> Christopher Newtown made a dangerous decision. At 4:45am the 15-year-old
> prized apart the doors, crouched and then lept from the train which was
> travelling about 50-60km/h.
> He hit the platform fracturing his skull, breaking his collarbone and
> cutting his face.
>
> The Auburn train enthusiast had been riding in trains most of the night
> before catching the west-bound suburban service express from Central.
>
> Police said when he was found on the platform early on sunday he had an
> exercise book with him detailing the timetables of trains he caught
> recently. The book had entries which shown he had been ridiing around in the
> trains since about 11pm the previous night, stopping for a few hours at Town
> Hall.
>
> 'It appears he rides the train a fair bit,' said Aurburn Duty Inspector
> Chris Ashton. 'It could be described as somthing he liked to do.'
>
> Insp Ashton said there was nothing suspicous in the incident. It appeared
> Christopher had not known the train he caught was an express and once he
> realised it he tried to get off.
>
> Insp Ashton said it was the second injury related to jumping off trains in
> the area in two weeks, with a drug-affected man also injured after jumping
> off a train at lidcome station.
>
> Yesterday Christopher's mother Carolyn Newton joined police in warning
> children not to jump out of train for any reason. 'I think parents need to
> point out what can happen and that your better off being late home then
> trying to do something silly.' said Mrs Newtown."