THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, January 5, 1995 TAG: 9501050487
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: NEWPORT NEWS LENGTH: Short : 21 lines
Three teenagers were hurt, one critically, after they jumped or fell from a moving freight train Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police said the three youths, ages 16, 17 and 18, were on the train as it headed north on CSX tracks near the Beaconsdale subdivision.
The 18-year-old was listed in critical condition in a hospital.
Police said the three climbed onto the train behind the Randolph Apartments, then either jumped or fell off when the train speeded up.
KEYWORDS: ACCIDENT GENERAL INJURIES by CNB