Crime & Safety

Teen Struck by Train Reportedly Undergoes Surgery

He is the fourth person to be struck by a Norfolk Southern train while walking on the tracks since May.

The teenage boy struck by a passing freight train Tuesday has reportedly undergone surgery.

The Daily Local News says the boy underwent "significant surgery" and remains under sedation at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The boy, who has been called both 13 and 14 years old in various media reports, has not been identified.

The boy had been swimming with friends in the Schuylkill River and was walking home along train tracks, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported

He was struck in the head by a ladder mounted on a passing Norfolk Southern Railroad boxcar. 

The boy was awake and talking when Phoenixville Police and Phoenixville Fire Company members responded Tuesday evening, but a portion of his skull was visible, the Inquirer said. He lost consciousness shortly afterward, the paper said.

He is the fourth person to be struck by a Norfolk Southern train while walking on the tracks since May, The Daily Local News said.


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