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Baby Killed After Being Hit by Freight Train
Investigations continue after a one-year-old girl was fatally struck by a freight train in Baan Baa; the 22-year-old train driver was unharmed and tested, police said.
- On Friday evening at about 7:50pm, emergency services were called to Baan Baa, near Narrabri, after reports a one-year-old girl was struck by a freight train in New South Wales' north-west slopes.
- Police have established a crime scene and say investigations are continuing into the incident, while Oxley police and specialist officers examine the site on Friday.
- After a triple zero call, NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the child for serious injuries before rushing her to hospital, while the train driver, a 22-year-old man, was uninjured and taken for mandatory testing.
- Oxley police are investigating the incident overnight, with specialist scene examination officers examining the site and a brief being prepared for the coroner.
- The online report was posted and updated within minutes on Friday, reflecting rapid local coverage of Baan Baa, a small village recorded with 166 residents in 47 families at the 2021 census.
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