Woman killed by train at Sydney station
A woman has died after she was hit by a train in western Sydney yesterday.
The 52-year-old woman was fatally struck by a citybound train at Punchbowl Train Station at about 3.30pm.
The woman climbed onto the track at platform one to retrieve something she'd dropped, police were told.
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Modern double-deck (bi-level) electric commuter train with yellow front and doors passing an older train also with yellow doors as they approach major city station: track is tree-lined. ID and logos edited. Yellow is dominant colour Getty Images/iStockphoto
She was unable to climb back up before the train arrived.
The train driver returned a negative breath test, and police spoke to a number of people and reviewed CCTV.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
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