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9-Year-Old Girl Killed by Train in Las Cruces

Police said the train stopped after the collision, and investigators reported the girl had wandered from her home before she was found dead.

  • A 9-year-old girl, Nancy Harvey, died after being struck by a BNSF train in Las Cruces on Tuesday near the intersection of South Main Street and Conway Avenue.
  • Nancy, who had autism, wandered away from her home in the 200 block of Conway Avenue early Tuesday morning before being found near the railroad tracks.
  • Las Cruces Police Department officers and firefighters responded to the railroad tracks near Conway Avenue around 2 a.m. Tuesday, discovering the girl deceased at the scene.
  • The southbound BNSF train came to a stop immediately after the collision, while her family had reported her missing shortly before first responders discovered her.
  • Authorities from the Las Cruces Police Department continue investigating the collision's circumstances, with no additional details released as of Tuesday morning.
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KFOX broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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