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Seven-year-old girl loses legs in train tragedy in south Russia

12:57 24/03/2008

ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 24 (RIA Novosti) - A seven-year-old girl lost both legs when a rail car hit her as she crawled over the tracks in Taganrog in southern Russia, the regional railway press service said on Monday.

The accident occurred Friday when the girl's mother, who was drunk, decided to take a short cut under a stationary wagon rather than walk round the train. As the mother and daughter crawled under the train, it started moving crushing the girl's legs.

The girl was rushed to hospital where doctors fought to save her life.

The mother sustained slight injuries in the tragedy.

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