Overview
- Emergency services were called about 7:50pm Friday to Baranbah Street in Baan Baa after reports a child was hit by a freight train.
- Paramedics treated the one-year-old for serious injuries before she died at Narrabri Hospital.
- Oxley Police Superintendent David Cooper said parental supervision was not in doubt as investigators examine the circumstances.
- The unladen train activated boom gates and lights, and the 22-year-old driver was unaware until notified and later underwent mandatory testing.
- Police established a crime scene and will prepare a coroner’s report, while urging witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.