Not actual train.. File photo
A teenage boy who was injured after being struck on Feb. 28 by a train near Estill Springs is alive.
Authorities said information released on Monday was mixed up with a March 3 incident in Estill Springs where another child had died.
Estill Springs Police Chief Allen Rhodes confirmed that an infant had passed away due to injuries. He added he could not release any further information about the exact cause of death because it is under investigation.
Chris Guess, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office public information officer, said the teenage boy had been taken off a ventilator at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga and was responding to treatment.
Authorities are still seeking additional information about the recent incident where the teenage boy was injured after being struck by a train traveling south between Blackberry Ridge Lane and the University of Tennessee Farm Road near Estill Springs.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone having any additional information about the case to call 931-962-0123. Authorities declined to release the name due to an ongoing investigation in the case. (Information from the Herald Chronicle in Winchester)
