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| Boy badly burned in power line incident in Ardrossan | |
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| A teenaged boy is being treated for serious burns following an incident with overhead power lines at a rail track in North Ayrshire. | |
| It is thought the boy may have thrown something at the cable as he crossed the line on Dalry Road, Ardrossan. | |
| Witnesses reported hearing an "explosion" at about 19:30 on Tuesday. | |
| The boy is in a "very serious but stable" condition at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He was taken there from Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock. | |
| Public relations consultant Murray Roxburgh said he was sitting at home when he heard a loud bang. | 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 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." | "I walked up the road and could see a boy lying on the road. He was semi-conscious." |
| Emergency services | Emergency services |
| Mr Roxburgh said a fire engine arrived first on the scene, followed by an ambulance, adding: "I just hope he's all right. | |
| "Cars had stopped and people were standing around, not sure what to do. | "Cars had stopped and people were standing around, not sure what to do. |
| "I just let the experienced professionals take over when they arrived." | "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. | 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." | 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." |