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| Boy, 14, hit by train on platform | |
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| A schoolboy has been badly injured after he was hit on the head by a train as he apparently leant out from a railway station platform. | A schoolboy has been badly injured after he was hit on the head by a train as he apparently leant out from a railway station platform. |
| The 14-year-old received serious head injuries in the accident at Treorchy in the Rhondda. | The 14-year-old received serious head injuries in the accident at Treorchy in the Rhondda. |
| The accident happened at 1550 GMT on Thursday as the Treherbert to Cardiff service, with about 60 children on board, approached the station. | |
| The station was closed as part of the police investigation. | The station was closed as part of the police investigation. |
| The boy, whose injuries are said to be life-threatening, was initially taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital at Llantrisant but later transferred to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. | |
| The incident was witnessed by passengers waiting on the station platform along with some of the children returning from school on board the train. | The incident was witnessed by passengers waiting on the station platform along with some of the children returning from school on board the train. |
| I understand that he was on the platform and had leant out Ambulance spokesman | |
| A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "A teenage youth on the platform was struck by a train at about 3.50pm. | A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "A teenage youth on the platform was struck by a train at about 3.50pm. |
| "The youth was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital by paramedics. | "The youth was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital by paramedics. |
| "The circumstances are currently unclear and investigations are under way but are not being treated as suspicious. | "The circumstances are currently unclear and investigations are under way but are not being treated as suspicious. |
| "As part of those investigations, Treorchy railway station has been closed to passengers. | "As part of those investigations, Treorchy railway station has been closed to passengers. |
| "It is believed that no-one on the train was injured." | "It is believed that no-one on the train was injured." |
| A spokeswoman for the Wales Ambulance NHS Trust said they received a call at 1600 GMT. | A spokeswoman for the Wales Ambulance NHS Trust said they received a call at 1600 GMT. |
| Disruption | Disruption |
| She said: "The boy is aged 14 and received serious head injuries which are considered life threatening, | She said: "The boy is aged 14 and received serious head injuries which are considered life threatening, |
| "I understand that he was on the platform and had leant out." | "I understand that he was on the platform and had leant out." |
| An Arriva Trains spokeswoman said about 60 passengers, mostly children, were on the train when the accident happened. | An Arriva Trains spokeswoman said about 60 passengers, mostly children, were on the train when the accident happened. |
| She said disruption to the railway had been kept to a minimum but some services were terminated at Ystrad Rhondda for several hours. | She said disruption to the railway had been kept to a minimum but some services were terminated at Ystrad Rhondda for several hours. |
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