00:00A family torn apart just moments after arriving at their local train station.
00:09As they've got out of the lift, they've taken their hands off the tram for a very, very
00:15short period of time and whether it's a gust of wind, we're not quite sure, but it appears
00:21that the tram has instantly started to roll in the direction of the train lines.
00:25An oncoming train passing through Carlton station heading east.
00:30The father of the twin girls in the tram jumped down to try to save them.
00:35He's just gone into parent mode and tried to save his two young daughters that they've
00:40fallen onto the tracks and in doing so it's costing his life, but it was an incredibly
00:44brave and heroic act by the dad.
00:46The father died from an extraordinary instinctive act of bravery.
00:51He gave his own life to try and save his children.
00:54Emergency services were able to rescue the second twin, who was unharmed.
00:59I think through good luck more than anything, she was sort of in between the tracks the
01:02way that she'd fallen and she was largely untouched.
01:05But the father and one of his daughters died at the scene.
01:09Officials say the National Rail Safety Regulator has been notified of the events.
01:15Authorities say that while the train would have been travelling through the station at
01:18a cautious speed, the investigation will examine security footage of the incident and
01:24look at any safety changes that are needed to prevent a similar tragedy from happening
01:29again.
01:30These sorts of incidents are incredibly rare, but clearly the outcomes are absolutely tragic.
01:36The mother and surviving toddler were taken to hospital.
01:40Mum's obviously very traumatised.
01:42She's clearly in a state of shock and is struggling with what's happened today.
01:47A tragedy leaving a family without a father and a little girl.
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