Monday, May 20, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
GOUVERNEUR – A 17-year-old female was airlifted to a Vermont hospital on Thursday after she was struck by a train at railroad crossing in the village. Interim Chief of Police Darren J. Fairbanks, …
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GOUVERNEUR – A 17-year-old female was airlifted to a Vermont hospital on Thursday after she was struck by a train at railroad crossing in the village.
Interim Chief of Police Darren J. Fairbanks, in a press release issued Thursday, said Gouverneur police responded to a report of an individual being hit by a CSX train around 4:05 p.m. in the vicinity of a railroad crossing near 92 Hailesboro St.
According to Gouverneur police, the investigation to date revealed the train was traveling in a southerly direction through the village when it struck the female.
The victim was transported by Gouverneur Rescue Squad to the airport in Potsdam then transported to the Vermont hospital by air ambulance for medical treatment, according to police.
The investigation is continuing. Gouverneur police were assisted at the accident scene by New York State Police, CSX police, the Gouverneur Fire Department, and Gouverneur Rescue Squad.
