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| Second car theory in Northumberland train crash | Second car theory in Northumberland train crash |
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| A car which was hit by a freight train in Northumberland badly injuring a boy of 11, may have been struck by another vehicle in a hit and run. | |
| The Range Rover ended up on the Newcastle-Carlisle railway line, near Greenhead, after coming off the A69 on Wednesday afternoon. | |
| The boy was airlifted to hospital in Newcastle where he is critically ill. | |
| Northumbria Police said they now believed another vehicle had left the scene before the train crash. | Northumbria Police said they now believed another vehicle had left the scene before the train crash. |
| They said the Range Rover was travelling west on the A69 when it crashed on to the railway line and received "a blow from a train". | |
| Remained upright | Remained upright |
| Sgt Andy Shotton, from Northumbria Police, said: "From witnesses we are led to believe a vehicle may well have left the scene." | Sgt Andy Shotton, from Northumbria Police, said: "From witnesses we are led to believe a vehicle may well have left the scene." |
| He said he did not have a colour, make or registration mark for the vehicle. | He said he did not have a colour, make or registration mark for the vehicle. |
| He appealed for a nurse who had stopped at the scene and the drivers of other vehicles which had been in front of the car which crashed to contact police. | He appealed for a nurse who had stopped at the scene and the drivers of other vehicles which had been in front of the car which crashed to contact police. |
| He said: "I am treating this as a hit and run road traffic collision at this moment until I establish the facts." | He said: "I am treating this as a hit and run road traffic collision at this moment until I establish the facts." |
| British Transport Police said the freight train remained upright and on the tracks. | British Transport Police said the freight train remained upright and on the tracks. |
| No one else was seriously injured in the crash. | No one else was seriously injured in the crash. |
| The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed. | The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has been informed. |
| Northern Rail said all lines between Carlisle and Hexham were blocked following the crash on Wednesday afternoon but services were running normally on Thursday morning. | Northern Rail said all lines between Carlisle and Hexham were blocked following the crash on Wednesday afternoon but services were running normally on Thursday morning. |