The family who were at the forefront of a horrific tragedy at a Sydney train station are being remembered by the community a day after a man and his young daughter were killed.
Witnesses watched on in horror when a pram carrying twin two-year-old girls rolled onto the tracks at Carlton Railway Station as an oncoming train bore down on Sunday afternoon.
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The girls’ father, Anand Runwal, 40, and his two-year-old daughter jumped onto the tracks and tried to save his daughters, as bystanders tried to alert the train, but it was too late.
He and the pram were struck by the train, killing Runwal and one of the girls.
7NEWS has been told the two-year-old girl who survived the tragedy was pulled from between the wheels of the train.
The mother and girl were discharged from St George Hospital on Sunday night.
7NEWS understands Runwal and his wife had moved from India to Sydney after Runwal secured a new job.
NSW Police Superintendent Paul Dunstan told reporters several hours after the tragedy that responding officers could hear crying from underneath the train.
He said the parents had arrived on the platform via an elevator and taken their hands off the pram for “a very, very short period of time” when it began to roll.
“Whether it’s a gust of wind … we’re not quite sure. But it appears that the pram has instantly started to roll in the direction of the train lines.”
Dunstan described the father who jumped onto the tracks as having gone into “parent mode”.
“Police responded, and other emergency services responded quickly, and saw the pram under the train, and could hear crying coming from underneath the train,” he said.
Premier Chris Minns described the incident as a “terrible, terrible tragedy”.
“This is a very confronting and sad day for the St George community,” he said.
“I hope over time they can gain some small solace knowing that the father died from an extraordinary, instinctive act of bravery.
“That’s not going to bring him or his little daughter back. But it shouldn’t go unremarked upon in the face of a terrible, terrible accident, he gave his own life to try and save his children.”
Multiple investigations into the horrific incident — including a coronial inquiry — would identify any necessary changes to improve safety.
But Minns said he would not immediately commit to any measures, such as the installation of glass barricades used on metro stations, until he knew how they could be implemented.
“We will take steps that we need to take to keep people safe,” he said.
“Unfortunately, public transport, particularly train stations, can be dangerous, and it’s incumbent upon everybody to be as safe as possible.”
The investigation is ongoing, and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
– With AAP