Cairns, Australia (PressExposure) July 01, 2010 -- A 3 year old girl has survived a fall from a packed tourist train yesterday near Cairns . Shocked tourists say the girls father jumped from the moving train to rescue his daughter late yesterday.

It is beleived the girl fell from the window of the Kuranda Scenic Railway about 2 km from Kuranda Station about 3.35pm yesterday afternoon. Paramedics were called to the scene and the girl was taken to Cairns Base Hospital with minor abrasions and a fractured collarbone.

The fall was witnessed by a number of shocked tourists. Passengers said the victims father appeared very shaken by the incident, however he declined to comment.

Queensland Rail declined to speculate on how the incident may have occured, however a full safety investigation will be launched. All the regular announcments regarding safety and not to put any part of ones body outside the train were made as usual.

The train returned to Kuranda before departing at 4.15pm and finally ending it's journey 1 hour late at Freshwater Station. The Kuranda Scenic Rail service has only been running for 8 weeks after a derailment on March, caused by a landslide dumping tonnes or debris over the tracks injured 6 people.

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