Teen suffers ‘serious’ head trauma after falling off moving train in Dorval: police

A 16-year-old boy is in hospital with what police described as serious head trauma after he fell off a moving train in Dorval early Sunday morning.

Montreal police spokesperson Raphaël Bergeron said the incident happened at around 1:30 a.m. on the train tracks near Cardinal Avenue.

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Preliminary reports indicated the teen was trying to jump onto a moving train when he fell off and was struck by another passing train that was moving very slowly.

After reviewing surveillance video, however, police said they believe the youth was already on the train and lost his footing as he was attempting to get off.

“It appears he was struck by the train he was on,” said Jean-Pierre Brabant with Montreal police.

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Bergeron said the conductor of the passing train was able to stop his train and provide immediate medical assistance to the injured boy.

He was rushed to hospital to be treated for head injuries. By Saturday afternoon, his condition had been upgraded to stable.

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Bergeron said investigators assigned to the case were trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.

“Was it a game? Was he trying to travel somewhere else? It’s hard to explain,” he said.