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He survived being hit by a tram. Now he plans to run a marathon

WAtoday · 30 August 2026 at 5:01 pm

He survived being hit by a tram. Now he plans to run a marathon

Paramedics’ fast actions saved Ben Turner’s life after he was hit by a tram and stopped breathing in South Melbourne in 2005.

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