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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-15854467
A 12-year-old girl's arm was severed when she was struck by a passing train at a level crossing on Tyneside.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the girl's limb had to be retrieved from the track after she was hit at Killingworth at 18:30 GMT on Monday.
Surgeons at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary are trying to reattach the arm and the girl is stable, BTP said.
A spokesman said the girl had been with three friends when she suffered a "glancing blow" from the train.
Police said the crash involved the 17:00 Edinburgh to London King's Cross train.
A 12-year-old girl's arm was severed when she was struck by a passing train at a level crossing on Tyneside.
British Transport Police (BTP) said the girl's limb had to be retrieved from the track after she was hit at Killingworth at 18:30 GMT on Monday.
Surgeons at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary are trying to reattach the arm and the girl is stable, BTP said.
A spokesman said the girl had been with three friends when she suffered a "glancing blow" from the train.
Police said the crash involved the 17:00 Edinburgh to London King's Cross train.