Train drags elderly man to his death
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An elderly man has been dragged to his death after his foot became trapped as he attempted to get off a train in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket.
The man, who was believed to be in his 70s, slipped as he was getting off the train at the Newmarket station.
His foot became stuck and he was dragged for several metres by the train until it stopped just under the Newmarket Broadway overbridge, police said.15pm.
Emergency services and Ontrack workers arrived at the scene shortly after 1.
Newmarket Business Association chief executive Cameron Brewer said he had never had any complaints about the safety of the temporary platform on Kingdon Street at Newmarket station.
Police and rail workers were removing the body this afternoon.
“It has been operating for over 18 months, since the old station was decommissioned. . In fact people have been calling for the platform to be made permanent because it has been working well,” he said.
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