Boy, 12, in critical condition after electric shock from railway track

A 12 -year-old boy is in a critical condition getting an electric shock from railway tracks.

Just before 6.15pm on Monday British Transport Police were called to the line close to South Elmsall following reports of a person on the tracks.

The boy was treated by paramedics for serious electrical burns. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

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Enquiries are on-going to establish how the boy came to be on the tracks. Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting 412 of 03/10/2016.