Witnesses have told of the carnage inside a Sydney train after it slammed into a barrier.
One witness, Brett, saw the crash and estimated the train was travelling at 50 to 70 kilometres per hour.
A total of 16 people were injured, two severely, when the train hit the barricade at Richmond Station about 10am on Monday.
Those treated for injuries included passengers, two rail employees and the train driver, according to New South Wales Police.
Witnesses have told of the carnage inside a Sydney train after it slammed into a barrier (pictured is an injured passenger)
One witness, Brett, saw the crash and estimated the train was travelling at 50 to 70 kilometres per hour (pictured is an injured rail worker)
A total of 16 people were injured, two severely, when the train hit the barricade at Richmond Station about 10am on Monday (pictured is the train)
A 70-year-old woman has been taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment and two others have been transported to Nepean Hospital.
Two people have suspected spinal injuries, while another has a possible broken collarbone and another a broken leg, NSW Ambulance said.
‘I witnessed all the people through the window, they were just flying through the air,’ Brett said, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
‘I was straight onto the train as soon as I seen people were injured … I walked through and seen the blood everywhere. There is absolutely blood everywhere, it’s a big hit.
Witness Christine Padroth said the impact threw the train into the air, and bystanders rushed to assist the injured (pictured is a damaged carriage)
Pictured, left and right, is the damaged train that crashed into a barrier, injuring 16 people
A 70-year-old woman has been taken to Westmead Hospital for treatment and two others have been transported to Nepean Hospital (pictured is an injured passenger)
Two people have suspected spinal injuries, while another has a possible broken collarbone and another a broken leg, NSW Ambulance said (pictured is an injured passenger)
‘Inside the train is like a bloodbath. All the dividers in between the carriages are smashed, completely crushed flat on every single one, that’s how fast it was going.’
On Facebook he wrote: ‘[The train] crashed at full speed into the barrier sending everyone flying like superman! It was insane!’
A caller to Sydney’s 2GB radio who saw the crash said there was an ‘almighty bang’.
He said the train came in at speed and hit the buffer and rebounded.
‘There was a huge amount of dust,’ he said.
‘I witnessed all the people through the window, they were just flying through the air,’ Brett said (pictured is an injured passenger)
‘Inside the train is like a bloodbath. All the dividers in between the carriages are smashed, completely crushed flat on every single one, that’s how fast it was going,’ said Brett
‘It’s all chaos here,’ another caller, Steve, told the station.
Witness Christine Padroth said the impact threw the train into the air, and bystanders rushed to assist the injured.
‘You could tell he wasn’t going to stop, he just kept on going and the train sort of flew up in the air and back down again,’ she said, Nine News reported.
‘I saw the people flying through the air and we screamed.
‘One guy must have went flying back down the stairs and he just laid there, groaning.’
A caller to Sydney’s 2GB radio who saw the crash said there was an ‘almighty bang’ (pictured is the train)
Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins said it was too early to speculate on the cause but, from what he had seen, the buffer stop worked ‘effectively’ (pictured is an injured passenger)
Sydney Trains boss Howard Collins said it was too early to speculate on the cause but, from what he had seen, the buffer stop worked ‘effectively’ and stopped the train from derailing.
‘It is obviously very concerning,’ he told reporters in the city ahead of a scheduled meeting with unions over pay for train workers, which has been postponed because of the incident.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance said investigators from the Office of Transport Safety Investigators, the Office of National Rail Safety Regulator and Safe Work NSW will start work immediately.
‘Safety is our number one priority and we will now work to determine what caused the incident,’ he said in a statement.
Transport NSW confirmed no customers or staff remain trapped (pictured is an injured rail worker)