Girl Who Lost Leg In Train Accident Gifted Ramp By WTFD, IFD Personnel

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Nearly one month after Breanna Brooks lost her leg in a train accident, Wayne Township Fire Department and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department crews teamed up to create a special birthday present for the young girl. According to photos and posts from the WTFD Twitter and Facebook accounts, @Waynetwpfire, firefighters, paramedics and police officers built Brooks a ramp outside her home Wednesday for her 12th birthday.

WTFD said in a tweet a bond has developed between responders and Brooks since the Aug. 9 accident, as they're being called her support group.

Patch reported the young girl was struck by an eastbound CSX train between Lynhurst Drive and Holt Road, and taken to Riley Children's Hospital. WTFD credited IMPD Officer Matt Morgan, who was at the scene first, in performing what may have been life-saving actions. (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).

The new ramp will help Brooks get inside and outside her home.

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More information: @Waynetwpfire and the Wayne Township Fire Department Facebook page.

(Image via Wayne Township Fire Department)