Two killed by freight train in Sydney as attempted track rescue ends in tragedy

A woman was being helped off Berowra tracks by a man when both of them were struck, police said

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An apparent train track rescue has ended in tragedy for two people in northern Sydney.

A woman, aged in her 30s, was being helped off the tracks at Berowra by a man, aged in his 20s, when they were both hit by a freight train about midnight on Friday, police said.