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10/08/2009
Teen Electrocuted At Railway Depot
A teenage boy has died at a railway maintenance site in Liverpool, after being electrocuted with 25,000 volts by an overhead power line.
The 13-year-old boy had been playing with two friends in Allerton, Liverpool when the tragedy occurred.
It is believed the teen was on the roof of a train when he touched the overhead cables, "arcing" a massive power surge downwards.
The two friends he was with suffered superficial injuries and are currently being treated at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We received reports that three youths had been seen in the depot and had been on the roof of a disused freight train.
"It would appear the boys came into close proximity with the overhead cable and the electricity arced.
"Sadly a 13-year-old boy suffered serious burns and died as a result of his injuries.
"Two other boys suffered superficial injuries only and are currently being treated at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. We don't believe anyone else was involved in the incident. The investigation is ongoing."
The spokesman added that the depot was in a large, fenced off area and it would not have necessarily been apparent where the boys were after entering.
The scene has been cordoned off and the boy has not yet been named.
(JM/BMcC)
The 13-year-old boy had been playing with two friends in Allerton, Liverpool when the tragedy occurred.
It is believed the teen was on the roof of a train when he touched the overhead cables, "arcing" a massive power surge downwards.
The two friends he was with suffered superficial injuries and are currently being treated at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We received reports that three youths had been seen in the depot and had been on the roof of a disused freight train.
"It would appear the boys came into close proximity with the overhead cable and the electricity arced.
"Sadly a 13-year-old boy suffered serious burns and died as a result of his injuries.
"Two other boys suffered superficial injuries only and are currently being treated at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool. We don't believe anyone else was involved in the incident. The investigation is ongoing."
The spokesman added that the depot was in a large, fenced off area and it would not have necessarily been apparent where the boys were after entering.
The scene has been cordoned off and the boy has not yet been named.
(JM/BMcC)
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