An investigation is underway after a six-year-old boy was left stranded on a train station platform in Adelaide.

The boy was travelling with his grandfather following an AFL match last Sunday when the duo disembarked at Elizabeth Station.

On realising the boy had left his hat on the train, his grandfather stepped back into the carriage to get it, when the doors closed behind him, The Advertiser reported.
A six-year-old boy was left stranded at Elizabeth Station in Adelaide. (Google Maps)

The grandfather, 65-year-old John Banbury, told The Advertiser he tried to push the button to open the door, while others pushed the emergency stop button and phoned police.

Banbury got off the train at Womma, the next stop, and police took him back to Elizabeth.

“This matter is under investigation by operator Keolis Downer Adelaide, who have advised that appropriate action, if necessary, will be taken once this process has been completed,” A South Australia Department of Transport spokesperson said.

May 11

Australian blamed for English stadium fire that killed 56

“This incident was distressing for the child and his grandfather, and Adelaide Metro has contacted the family to apologise.”

9news.com.au has contacted Downer Group and Keolis Downer Adelaide for comment.

Sign up here to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
You May Also Like

Thursday's Final Word

Closing the tabs … .@POTUS: “I didn’t like last night. I…

Russia used North Korean missile in killer Kyiv strike, Zelensky says as he reveals death toll has climbed to 12 with more than 100 injured in blast

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that Vladimir Putin’s forces used a…

Two people critically injured after car hits pole during police chase

A man and a woman are in hospital in critical conditions after…

Minnesota Heads Off ‘Mass Casualty Attack’ Planned for ‘the Next 24 Hours’

How many Americans are aware of how active jihadis have been…