Pedestrian struck by train at railroad crossing according to the Forest Hill police
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Authorities are investigating a pedestrian who was struck by a train on Friday, the Forest Hill Police Department announced in a news release.
At 1:05 p.m. Friday, Forest Hill police were dispatched to the intersection of Bisbee Road and Crawford Lane about a pedestrian who had been hit by a Union Pacific train at a railroad crossing.
Officers arrived at the scene and found an adult female with serious injuries and began providing first aid, according to the release.
The Forest Hill Fire Department and MedStar also arrived at the scene, assumed patient care, and transported the woman to a local hospital for treatment, the release said.
The railroad crossing was closed for a short period of time, but has been reopened and there are no additional traffic concerns, according to police.
The identity of the woman was not released by police.
The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Forest Hill Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 817-531-5250 referencing the report number 23FPD14279.
