This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-40128512

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Two boys electrocuted near railway line in Wednesbury Electrocuted boy suffers life-changing injuries
(about 9 hours later)
Two boys have suffered serious injuries after being electrocuted near a railway line in the West Midlands. A teenage boy electrocuted near a railway line has suffered "life-changing" injuries, police said.
The incident happened at 11:45 BST on Thursday on parkland next to Durham Road, Wednesbury, where the line runs down one side of the park. A second boy suffered burns and a suspected broken arm after being injured at a railway depot in the West Midlands.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said the injured boys, believed to be aged 13, were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, one by air ambulance. The two 13-year-olds were among four children said to be playing near tracks next to parkland in Wednesbury, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
He was said to be in a critical condition. British Transport Police said they were injured in an out-of-bounds area.
An ambulance, a paramedic officer, and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford with a trauma doctor on board were sent to the scene. See more stories from across Birmingham and the Black Country here
An ambulance service spokesman said: "On arrival, ambulance staff found two boys on the parkland who had suffered serious injuries after being electrocuted. The incident happened at 11:45 BST on Thursday. Both injured boys were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital, one by air ambulance.
"Staff were told that four teenage boys had been playing next to the railway line." 'Burns'
British Transport Police said it is understood one boy was on the site when electricity arced from an overhead line and struck one side of his body.
They said the second injured boy was with him at the time.
Insp Jacqui Wilson said: "We are doing all we can to understand exactly what led to them becoming injured at the depot but what we do know is that they were inside the boundary of the site - an area out of bounds to the public - when it happened."
London Midland said it happened near the railway between Bescot Stadium in Walsall and Tame Bridge Parkway.