Teenager seriously injured in railway accident
BBCA teenage girl is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after an accident on a railway line.
British Transport Police (BTP) said its officers were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks at Shildon, in County Durham, at about 08:00 BST.
Paramedics and the Great North Air Ambulance arrived on the scene at 08:15 and airlifted the teenager to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
The incident was not being treated as suspicious, BTP said.
Greenfield Academy, in Newton Aycliffe, confirmed one of its pupils was involved.
Executive head teacher James Keating said in a statement the school was "liaising closely with the emergency services while providing support for our children and the wider school community".
"The family of the child involved have been informed," he said.
