2 Wyandotte Teens Remain Hospitalized

Two students remain hospitalized Wednesday after suffering severe injuries in separate incidents on Tuesday.

is listed in critical condition at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.

The Roosevelt freshman was struck by a train shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday while walking along the tracks at Oak and Ninth streets.

Police Chief Daniel Grant said a CN Railroad train going north at 28 mph struck and dragged the teen.

"(Our) preliminary investigation into the incident indicates that he was walking northbound on the railroad tracks approximately 50 yards north of Oak Street while wearing an iPod and headphones," Grant said. "The train’s engineer blew the whistle several times to warn the victim prior to impact."

He was transported via Life-Flight to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and later transferred to Children's.

In a separate accident just a few blocks away, at Oak and Fourth streets.

A 17-year-old was driving a Ford Ranger with his 16-year-old girlfriend inside at about 7:45 a.m. Their truck was westbound on Oak when it struck a vehicle being driven by an elderly woman headed south on Fourth, causing the Ford Ranger to roll over.

The teen driver, who is a senior at Roosevelt, was airlifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit with non-life threatening leg injuries. A hospital spokeswoman said he is listed in good condition, which is an upgrade from the critical condition he was in on Tuesday. Wyandotte Patch is not naming him as police have not officially released his name.

The teen's girlfriend, who is a junior at Roosevelt, was treated and released from after suffering minor injuries. The elderly woman was uninjured, Grant said.

Police are still investigating the crash.

School Superintendent Carla Harting said school counselors and social workers are on hand at the high school for any student wanting to talk about Tuesday's events.

"We announced this morning if anybody had concerns, they could come down to the counseling offices," she said. "It's very calm at the high school."