11-Year-Old Transported To Riley Hospital After Being Hit By Train

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Wayne Township Fire Department reports a young female was struck by an eastbound CSX train between Lynhurst Drive and Holt Road Monday. According to a release from WTFD officials, crews responded to a call just before 3 p.m. reporting an injured person behind 4901 W. Rockville Rd., where they found an 11-year-old girl under the care of IMPD Officer Matt Morgan and a family member.

The young female was transported to Riley Children's Hospital in critical condition. WTFD said she was able to communicate with first responders.

According to the WTFD, the IMPD officer, WTFD firefighters and paramedics did not have easy access to the area, and the quick actions of Morgan may have been lifesaving. However, crews were able to locate a safer path in order to bring the girl to an ambulance and transport her to Riley. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Indianapolis Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts and LIKE Indianapolis Patch on Facebook).

IMPD and CSX Transportation are investigating what led up to the incident.

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Original Patch report:

A child is in critical condition after being struck by a train between Holt Road and Lynhurst Drive. According to the department's Twitter page, Wayne Twp Fire Dept., @Waynetwpfire, the child was taken to Riley Hospital. The news was reported just after 3 p.m. The department also reports the child was communicating with crews on the scene, and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and CSX Transportation are investigating.

Patch will continue to update this story.

(Image via Wayne Township Fire Department)