5 April 2010

Young Woman Hit by Train in Pitt Meadows

Pitt Meadows British Columbia - A 19-year-old girl remains in critical condition after being hit by a train in Pitt Meadows early Sunday.
 
Ridge Meadows RCMP said the girl was walking over the railway tracks on Harris Road, near Hoffmann Park, around 4:30 a.m when she was struck.
 
The teen waited for one train to pass but was hit by a second train when she decided to cross the tracks while the flashing railroad crossing signal was activated and barriers were down.
 
A police officer pulled her from under the train.
 
She was rushed to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster with head and leg injuries.
 
Police said there is a possibility she may loose a leg.
 
Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the accident.