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| Teen hurt in power line incident at Ardrossan railway crossing | Teen hurt in power line incident at Ardrossan railway crossing |
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| A teenage boy has been taken to hospital after being injured in an incident at a railway crossing in Ayrshire. | A teenage boy has been taken to hospital after being injured in an incident at a railway crossing in Ayrshire. |
| It is understood the youth was electrocuted after something was dropped on to overhead lines at Dalry Road in Ardrossan. | It is understood the youth was electrocuted after something was dropped on to overhead lines at Dalry Road in Ardrossan. |
| Witnesses reporting hearing an "explosion" at about 19:30. | Witnesses reporting hearing an "explosion" at about 19:30. |
| The Scottish Ambulance Service said a male was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. | The Scottish Ambulance Service said a male was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. |
| Public relations consultant Murray Roxburgh said he was sitting at home when he heard a loud bang. | |
| "I came out of my house because I thought it may have been a lorry crash," he said | |
| "I walked up the road and could see a boy lying on the road. He was semi-conscious." | |
| Emergency services | |
| Mr Roxburgh said a fire engine arrived first on the scene, followed by an ambulance, adding: "I just hope he's alright. | |
| "Cars had stopped and people were standing around, not sure what to do. | |
| "I just let the experienced professionals take over when they arrived." | |
| A spokeswoman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said an emergency call was received at 19.24. | |
| She added: "The report was that a male was lying in the street. Our crew was on the scene and the boy was taken to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock." | |
| A spokesman for Network Rail said: "We have reports of a youth dropping something on to overhead lines at Ardrossan. He was taken to hospital." | A spokesman for Network Rail said: "We have reports of a youth dropping something on to overhead lines at Ardrossan. He was taken to hospital." |