Horror as Sydney to Melbourne train with 160 passengers on board DERAILS and a carriage overturns – as rescuers scramble through the wreckage
- A train from Sydney to Melbourne has derailed with 160 passengers on board
- It is believed the express train derailed about 7.50pm 47km north of Melbourne
- Pictures taken at the scene showed one of the train’s carriages lying on its side
- Ambulance Victoria said paramedics treating ‘a number of people’ at the scene
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A train from Sydney to Melbourne has derailed with 160 passengers on board.
The XPT train – which can reach speeds of up to 160km/h – came off the tracks at just before 8pm close to the town of Wallan, 50km north of Melbourne.
A triage centre has been set up nearby at a BP petrol station.
The Australian Safety Transport Bureau told Daily Mail Australia passengers had been injured in the incident, but were unable to say how many.
Pictures taken at the scene showed one of the train’s carriages lying on its side
Luggage is pictured strewn across railway tracks after a train from Sydney to Melbourne derailed with 160 passengers on board
It is unclear how many people are injured, but Ambulance Victoria said paramedics were treating ‘a number of people’ at the scene.
Pictures taken at the scene showed one of the train’s carriages on its side and luggage lying on the railway tracks.
The rail lines between Melbourne and Sydney have been closed.
A triage centre has been set up nearby following the derailment about 7.50pm on Thursday evening
At least three helicopters have been deployed to a scene the Country Fire Authority described as ‘very chaotic at this stage.’
All passengers who were able to walk from the train have been taken to the Wallan McDonald’s and the BP Truckstore area being used as a triage centre.
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