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Irish Rail

Young girl injured after being struck by train in Tipperary

She has been taken to hospital but no details of the extent of her injuries have been disclosed.

A YOUNG GIRL has been struck and injured by a train just outside the Limerick junction near Tipperary Town.

Irish Rail confirmed to TheJournal.ie that the incident occurred shortly after 7.30pm between Limerick Junction and Waterford on the Waterford line.

She has been taken to South Tipperary General Hospital but no details on her injuries have been disclosed. The girl’s age is also unknown but it is understood she is a young child.

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