'Heroic' dad killed while trying to save two-year-old daughter as pram with twins in rolled onto train track

A dad in Australia has been tragically killed as he tried to save his two-year-old twin daughters after their pram rolled into the path of an oncoming train.

The hero dad, who has since been identified as 40-year-old Anand Runwal, jumped onto the train tracks at Sydney's Carlton station after his daughters' pram rolled into the path of an oncoming train.

It's not clear how the pram rolled onto the tracks during the incident, which occurred at 12.25pm (Australian time) on Sunday 21 July, however, it is understood that Anand was struck by the oncoming train as he attempted to rescue his two daughters.

He would later die at the scene, alongside one of the twins, however, the other child was miraculously able to survive.

She was later taken to hospital for assessment.

The incident occurred at Sydney's Carlton station. (9News)

Witness Lauren Langelaar has since recalled the devastating incident in an interview with The Daily Mail Australia, revealing that she ran to the platform after hearing the mother's desperate pleas for help.

"I ran out to help the mother because I could just hear her screaming while looking down onto the tracks," she explained.

"It all happened very quickly. I was down on the platform helping the mother try and scream out to her children and husband under the train."

She later added in an interview with 9News that Anand had been struck by the train while trying to lift the pram back onto the platform.

"The father has jumped down to try and grab the children and the pram and as he's gone to lift it up onto the platform the train has just come," she explained.

"I was lying on the platform screaming out the husband's name. I could only hear one kid crying, not two."

It is understood that one of the daughters was able to survive the attack after falling in-between the tracks.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has since released a statement regarding the incident, thanking emergency services for their work and saying that Anand had died while performing a 'extraordinary act of bravery'.

The family had relocated to Australia after Anand had secured a new job. (Facebook/Anand Runwal)

"That’s not going to bring him or his little daughter back, but it shouldn’t go unremarked upon," he said.

"In the face of a terrible, terrible accident, he gave his own life to try and save his children."

The family had relocated to Sydney from India in late 2023, after Anand had secured a job working in IT with software firm Infosys. The company has since released a statement, saying they are 'deeply shocked and saddened' by the deaths.

"We are deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of our colleague and his small child on Sunday,” the company, via news.com.au, said.

“Our prayers are with his wife, his other child, extended family and colleagues. We are providing every possible support to his family during this time of grief, and also in touch with local authorities."