Man hit by train in Sydney's west
AAP
A man is in critical condition after being hit by a train in Sydney's west.
The 33-year-old is believed to have been taking a shortcut across the tracks about 400m from Doonside Railway Station when he was hit by an express passenger train shortly before 9pm on Friday.
A friend who was with him called emergency services, and the man was taken to Westmead Hospital with head, chest, abdomen, thigh and pelvic injuries, police said.
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He remains in hospital in a critical condition.
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