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| Boy, 14, hit by train 'critical' | |
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| A teenager injured when hit on the head by a train as he apparently leant out into its path is critically ill after undergoing surgery. | |
| The 14-year-old received serious head injuries in the incident at Treorchy railway station in the Rhondda. | The 14-year-old received serious head injuries in the incident at Treorchy railway station in the Rhondda. |
| The accident happened on Thursday as the train with about 60 children on board approached the platform. | The accident happened on Thursday as the train with about 60 children on board approached the platform. |
| British Transport Police said he was critical after surgery at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff. | |
| The station was closed as part of the police investigation involving the Treherbert to Cardiff service. | The station was closed as part of the police investigation involving the Treherbert to Cardiff service. |
| The boy, whose injuries were said to be life-threatening, was initially taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital at Llantrisant but later transferred to the University Hospital. | The boy, whose injuries were said to be life-threatening, was initially taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital at Llantrisant but later transferred to the University Hospital. |
| 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. |
| 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. |