A 12-year-old schoolboy is in a critical condition in a coma after he was hit by a train at a station in a horrifying accident.
Barry Wallace, from Ayr in Scotland, is fighting for his life in hospital with swelling on his brain following the incident at Prestwick Town station.
The younger, a first year pupil at Ayr Academy, suffered a serious injury when he was struck by the train just after 7pm on Saturday night.
He remains in a critical but stable condition at hospital as transport police investigate the incident.
The incident is being treated as an accident, the Daily Record reported.
Officers are analysing CCTV from the station to determine how the boy was struck by the train.
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It is understood Barry was hit by a Glasgow-bound ScotRail service as it pulled out of the station.
Sources told the Daily Record the boy was at no point on the tracks.
Prestwick councillor, Hugh Hunter, said: “This was clearly a horrifying incident and my heart goes out to the boy’s family.
“I wish him well on making a speedy recovery.
“Thankfully these incidents are very rare and we will no doubt learn the full extent of the incident once British Transport Police have concluded their investigations.”
A spokesperson for British Transport Police said: “Officers were called to Prestwick Town Railway Station after reports of a 12-year-old boy being struck by a train.
“Colleagues from Police Scotland also attended.
“The Scottish Ambulance Service took the young man to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
“The incident is currently being treated as an accident.
“If you have any information about this incident, please contact BTP by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 432 of 23/1/2021.”
