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Girl Loses Leg After Being Struck by Train

Police in Schuylkill County say a 12-year-old girl has lost part of her leg after being struck by a train.

The Pottsville Republican-Herald reports that she was struck by a Reading & Northern train in Mahanoy (MA'-ha-noy) City at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The girl was flown to a trauma hospital.

No further information is immediately available.
 

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