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PORTAGE, Ind. (WLS) -- A 3-year-old boy was killed and his 2-year-old sister was critically injured when they were struck by a freight train Tuesday morning in Portage, Indiana.
The boy was identified as Caleb Wilson, according to the Porter County Coroner's Office.
His sister, identified by family as Ellie, was airlifted to Comer's Children's Hospital in Chicago. Police sad she "had noticeable injuries but was actively crying." She remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.
The children appear to have sneaked out of a screen door of their nearby home, according to the Portage Police Department.
The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. south of the Woodland Village Mobile Home Park near Willowcreek Road and Portage Avenue, according to Chief Troy Williams. There are two sets of CSX railroad tracks that run parallel to the southern end of the mobile home community, which is located south of U.S. Hwy 20 and west of Willocreek Road.
The children lived in a mobile home just four homes away from the tracks.
PORTAGE, Ind. (WLS) -- A 3-year-old boy was killed and his 2-year-old sister was critically injured when they were struck by a freight train Tuesday morning in Portage, Indiana.
The boy was identified as Caleb Wilson, according to the Porter County Coroner's Office.
His sister, identified by family as Ellie, was airlifted to Comer's Children's Hospital in Chicago. Police sad she "had noticeable injuries but was actively crying." She remained in critical condition Tuesday evening.
The children appear to have sneaked out of a screen door of their nearby home, according to the Portage Police Department.
The incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. south of the Woodland Village Mobile Home Park near Willowcreek Road and Portage Avenue, according to Chief Troy Williams. There are two sets of CSX railroad tracks that run parallel to the southern end of the mobile home community, which is located south of U.S. Hwy 20 and west of Willocreek Road.
The children lived in a mobile home just four homes away from the tracks.