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| Child killed in railway incident | Child killed in railway incident |
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| A child has died after being hit by a train near Wrexham on Monday evening. | A child has died after being hit by a train near Wrexham on Monday evening. |
| The line has been closed while emergency services and transport police deal with the incident, which is believed to involve a young boy. | The line has been closed while emergency services and transport police deal with the incident, which is believed to involve a young boy. |
| Network Rail said a "young person" was hit by the 1635 Holyhead to Cardiff service, two miles (3.2km) south of Wrexham station near Johnstown. | |
| Transport police confirmed the incident just before 1900 GMT was fatal but would not give any more details. | |
| Arriva Train Wales said the matter was being handled by British Transport Police. | |
| The 35 passengers were being taken to Shrewsbury by bus to continue their journey. | The 35 passengers were being taken to Shrewsbury by bus to continue their journey. |
| Welsh Assembly Government Culture Minister Alun Pugh was on the train, which had just left Wrexham. | |
| He said: "The train braked very sharply shortly after leaving Wrexham and the train came to a complete halt. | |
| "We were told the train has struck a child. | "We were told the train has struck a child. |
| "Understandably there is a very sombre atmosphere on the train," added Mr Pugh. | "Understandably there is a very sombre atmosphere on the train," added Mr Pugh. |