The scene of Monday morning’s train crash at Richmond has been described as “a blood bath” by witnesses and passengers.
Linda (surname withheld), a Windsor mother of one, was on her way to her first day at a new job when the crash occurred shortly before 10am.
Linda was sitting down six carriages back when the train collided with the wall and she was thrown from her seat, hitting her head in the fall.
"There were already a number of people standing up as we were approaching the platform ... people went flying,” she said. "When I got off the train I saw people with blood on them everywhere, I saw a man laying in a carriage and he couldn't get up, his partner had a huge gash on her arm.
"After a few minutes the shock of the situation hit me, I was shaking and crying - it was terrible."
The train was slowing as it approached the platform but suddenly jerked forward, hitting the wall, she said.
"When the train jerked forward, that's when everyone went flying ... there was a lot of people injured."
Brett (surname withheld) was waiting on the platform and saw passengers go “flying through the air” when the train hit the barrier.
“I was straight onto the train as soon as I seen people were injured ... Inside the train is like a bloodbath,” he said. “All the dividers in between the carriages are smashed, completely crushed flat on every single one, that’s how fast it was going.”
CareFlight confirmed the most seriously injured in the crash was a 21-year-old male, suffering leg fractures and possible spinal injuries. Its specialist doctor traveled with the injured man to Westmead Hospital, where his condition was listed as stable.
CareFlight and NSW Ambulance paramedics remained at the scene triaging other injured passengers onsite for relatively minor injuries.
East Market Street is currently closed to traffic out the front of the station, as emergency crews tend to the injured.
Trains are now operating between Richmond and Clarendon. Buses were replacing the service between those two stations earlier.
Sydney Trains stated no customers or staff were trapped, and it was working with emergency services.
“We will provide more information as it comes to hand,” a spokesperson stated.
