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Two-year-old hit by train at halt Two-year-old hit by train at halt
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A two-year-old boy has been hit by a train near Bangor. A two-year-old boy has sustained serious head injuries after being hit by a train near Bangor, County Down.
The accident happened as the train was leaving Seahill halt at Ballyrobert just before 1100 BST on Wednesday. It happened as the train was leaving Seahill halt at Ballyrobert, just before 1100 BST on Wednesday.
Ciaran Rogan from Translink said the train was travelling slowly, and the driver did everything in his power to avoid the boy. Ciaran Rogan from Translink said the driver had tried to stop the train before it hit the child. He comforted the boy until paramedics arrived.
The boy has been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast, where his condition is being assessed. The child has been taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast, where he is being assessed.
Mr Rogan said Translink will investigate how the child got onto the track. Translink will investigate how the child got onto the track.
"Above all, our thoughts are with the boy and his family," he said. "Above all, our thoughts are with the boy and his family," Mr Rogan said.
Mr Rogan said the investigation is expected to focus on the gates and fencing along the railway cutting where the accident happened. He said the investigation is expected to focus on the gates and fencing along the railway cutting where the accident happened. The PSNI are also investigating.
The PSNI are also investigating. The train, the 1030 BST Bangor to Portadown service, was between 200 and 400m from the station and travelling at about 10mph when the accident happened.
The Bangor rail line was closed for a time, but has now reopened.The Bangor rail line was closed for a time, but has now reopened.